A meditation on this life — and what comes after — Yesterday, somewhat out of character, I spent my afternoon walking among the dead. I had just come from a happy hour with coworkers and was driving home, lost in thought. A few hours of socializing had not been enough to distract me or lift my mind out of its melancholy…

Let’s stop treating our lady parts like they’re dirty — Vaginal steaming: an ancient practice famously touted for its health benefits by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s also famously been debunked by actual doctors and health experts. Yet, vaginal steaming — also known as yoni steaming — remains a thing. It’s on the menu of services at some spas…

A short story about love and trusting in the great unknown. — The girl sat at the edge of the precipice, pondering. Contemplating. Everything and everyone she had ever known, and the city she had grown up in, lay behind her. Below, a vast unknown filled with depths that frightened her stretched out to the edge of the horizon. …

What if we knew that that was okay and stopped beating ourselves up for having off days? — Yesterday was a strange day. I remember looking out the window and seeing the sun shining through the clouds. The sun was out, somewhat, but the grass was yellow, the trees were bare, and it was 30° outside. A nice day, but not a beautiful day. Not the kind of…

Yes: I can confirm that this is a thing, and I’m doing it. — Who among us doesn’t want to sharpen our writing skills? As a newbie professional writer, I definitely do. And I’m willing to bet that most of the other people on this platform do, too. We all want to succeed here, and let’s be real: a lot of us want to…

Don’t let perfectionism and impostor syndrome become blocks in your path. — I’ll just come right out and admit it: I’m more insecure than I let on sometimes. Sometimes, I feel like a complete and total impostor. Sometimes I feel so uncertain of myself as a writer that I wonder how I thought I could make it in this business. …