I have a playlist called “I Heart Melancholy” and I love listening to it so much it hurts. In the good way. And I know you know what I’m talking about, don’t you? I asked people on Instagram about their sad song proclivities and oh, it struck a chord! (A minor chord… hahaha… music humor—it’ll...

There are few things I love more than a practical joke: salty caramel sauce, a cat who gives me bedroom eyes, when anyone anywhere says they like my book, The Husband, the first sip of wine—although not necessarily in that order. I’m partially convinced our lives are pranks being pulled by a superior (and wittier)...

Let’s imagine you want to be living this kind of life: But in reality your life looks like this: Why the tumbleweedy life? Maybe you’re in a busy period at work and there’s not a nippy chance in hell you’re getting to that Thursday night pole dancing class. Maybe you’re depressed and your couch is...

I dare you to sit yourself down right now and write a list of 10 things you like… things you’re “into.” The thing you do for work can only be one of the 10 things (if work even made the cut 😏). Reading my Monday blog posts, obviously, will be one of your 10 entries....

You are on a crime board, honey. You're probably not the perpetrator on said board (but if you are a crime kingpin, I do love a good true crime story so please reach out and spill all your crimey beans to me). You are a victim-to-be on this board, and your face, last known address,...

A few weeks back I asked if you were a Dream Weaver or a Dream Leaver—you know, the type to pursue your goals and ambitions with fervor, or the type to leave your dreams in your dust because, well, it’s scary to risk failure and rejection and also there is some pretty good (i.e., distracting)...

I can’t bring myself to read my book reviews. Not even if I squint and try to scan— awkwardly with one eye—for kind words on Amazon and Goodreads reviews. I’m just too chickenhearted. You Only Die Once was published 500 days ago, which means I’ve spent the last 500 days in a row actively avoiding feedback....

Guess which piece of advice from my dear dad has turned out to be the secret to a very excellent life? A) Adhere to the “LIFO” method: Last In, First Out. (This is how we approached church as a family when I was growing up, thank God.) (Sorry, God.) B) Practice the 5 P’s: Proper...

“Half a loaf of bread is better than no loaf at all.” What are your thoughts &/or feelings about this ancient proverb? A) I wholeheartedly agree! I don’t even need the half loaf—I’d even take a slice. Maybe even just the crumbs shaken out of the tray at the bottom of the toaster—I can try...

"It matters to me that the thing I do for work is the least interesting thing about me." (*insert flabbergasted face*) A friend said this to me recently, and I knew she knew a thing or two about letting work play the dominant role in her life. She had lived a one-dimensional life for decades...

Last week I wrote a post called Are You a Dream Weaver or a Dream Leaver and I stirred some dream dust up out there. I love to rankle, because it’s the poke in the ribs that gets us moving towards our sizzley-but-scary goals… not so much the warm hug from a well-meant friend who...

What is a Dream Weaver? Dream Weaver is a great song, obviously. Possibly about psychedelics, now that I’ve looked up the lyrics? Dream Weavers—despite the cheese-ball name—are people who fathom dreams and goals and ideas and plans and futures and don’t just sit there and take a bunch of psychedelics… they go to their loom...