PinnedMember-onlyTop Stories for the WeekUpdated December 2021 — Most Viewed Story Right Now —Apparently, It’s Not Kosher to Freeze Your Dead Hamster All-Time Top Stories An Open Letter to Costco You Deserve More Than a Lukewarm Relationship He…This Happened To Me1 min readThis Happened To Me1 min readTop Stories for the WeekUpdated December 2021Most Viewed Story Right Now —Apparently, It’s Not Kosher to Freeze Your Dead HamsterAll-Time Top StoriesAn Open Letter to CostcoYou Deserve More Than a Lukewarm RelationshipHe…----
Published in 30-Day Challenge·Mar 4, 2022Member-onlyI Wrote 182 Articles for 64 Publications in 330 DaysSometimes people are really awesome — We normally complain about people a lot more than we celebrate people. Why do we do this? I don’t really know. Maybe it’s part of the whole “misery loves company” attitude. Maybe we as humans are inherently attracted to negativity like moths to a flame. …30 Day Challenge4 min read30 Day Challenge4 min read
Published in it’s just foam·Feb 27, 2022Member-onlyDid I Get Fat or Am I Just Not Used to “Real Clothes” Anymore?I think I need to go to “Sweatpants Anonymous” — I broke up with my jeans a long time ago. Basically on day 1 of waking up to a state of emergency thanks to a certain global pandemic. The moment the “work from home” edict was issued, I told my jeans that it was all them and not me. …Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Feb 15, 2022Member-onlyWhen You Find Yourself on a Road Trip Seated Next to the Breath of Doom, Death, and DestructionCan I offer you a breath mint? — Road trips — they’re boring at the best of times and painful at their worst. I’m not generally a fan but it’s cheaper than flying and that’s how I found myself on a road trip with the breath of doom, death, and destruction. I’m exaggerating, but only a little bit…Humor6 min readHumor6 min read
Published in The Bad Influence·Feb 15, 2022Member-only5 Signs You’re Not an Intelligent Person — Someone Has to Be the Dullest Tool in the ShedAnd unfortunately, it might be you! — I get it — we all want to be the smart one. The one with brilliant ideas and a bright future ahead. The one that the people turn to when their little brains fizzle out from exertion. But unfortunately, we can’t all be the “smart cookie”. Some of us are…Satire3 min readSatire3 min read
Published in Age of Empathy·Feb 14, 2022Member-onlyAn Ode to Winter, Including the Rite of Passage That Is Licking the Metal SignpostLiving in a winter wonderland of snowballs and ski trips with a side of frozen fingers — Snowflakes glitter in the air, waltzing on winter’s gentle winds. Twinkling in the sun’s delicate rays, they float in a lazy slow spiral downwards, glistening even as they come together into a soft blanket of snow. The world turns white and frosty, quieting as if in wonder and awe of…Nonfiction5 min readNonfiction5 min read
Published in 30-Day Challenge·Feb 13, 2022Member-onlyI Wrote 176 Articles for 63 Publications in 300 DaysPutting one foot in front of the other till you’re walking again — With every year that passes, time seems to fly by faster and faster. Do you remember what it feels like when you had to wait absolutely forever for your next birthday party? For the next Halloween candy binge? For next year’s Christmas presents? Now, months seem to pass by in…Results Post4 min readResults Post4 min read
Published in Fanfare·Feb 10, 2022Member-onlyWhy Geralt of Rivia is the Best Anti-Hero“Damn, you’re ugly!” — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! How exactly does one pitch an argument for “the best” anti-hero? Defined by Masterclass as “a central character…Thunderdome6 min readThunderdome6 min read
Published in Fanfare·Feb 3, 2022Member-onlyWhy Yennefer of Vengerberg is the Most Badass Female Character“Nobody smart plays fair” — Thunderdome is a Fanfare series where our writers good-naturedly debate some matter of pop culture and then leave it to the readers to decide. Read each post and vote at the bottom! I have many female idols — some “real” as in living breathing humans; some “fictional” but no less…Thunderdome8 min readThunderdome8 min read
Published in Fanfare·Jan 27, 2022Member-onlyThis Woman Hates My Guts for Recommending Witcher 3 to Her HusbandIs it really about the video game or is it because I’m a girl gamer? — Apparently, she hates my guts “By the way, Jane HATES your guts.” Well, you certainly have my full attention now. I blink, confused. I’m pretty sure I’ve never had a conversation with this lady. …Gaming4 min readGaming4 min read