Above The Law
“Nora! You are NOT above the law!” In Family Flanagan lore, this is one of our most legendary quotes. This gem was uttered by my Mom...
Winning
I have won many things in my life. Concert tickets, raffle prizes, a beach vacation thanks to an elaborate Halloween costume, even $5.00...
Hospice and Hillbillies
Dad, On the day you died, there were two WTF moments I wish you’d been alive to see. Because you would've thought them hilarious....
Lovely Day
Bill Withers died. Sad news among the onslaught of tragic, devastating, mindbogglingly awful news that deluges us daily. Upon hearing of...
Hospital Sock Walk of Shame
This past December, on Friday the 13th (fitting), my husband was in the UK and I was in week two of a sinus infection and day three of a...
Hey Girl, What's Your Name?
My sister is named after a beloved Great Aunt and our truly wonderful Grandmother. I'm named after a weed. "Queen Anne's Lace" - also...
Trump, Hollywood and my (unwaxed) Billy Bush
If there is one good thing to come from Trump's running for President (and by "good" I mean something that isn't completely dispiriting,...
Condemned by David Frinkle In Front of 500 People
Several years ago, I won a New Play contest. As part of the prize, my nascent, newly hatched play was going to be the premiere production...
Declaration of Independence
Therapist's office. New Age-y (Think bullshit quotes on water color posters, gamelon music, probably a little fountain.) PATIENT And I...
Truth, Lies, and Honesty Shopping
I’m from the Midwest and we do not lie. Well, okay, that's a lie, but in truth, we Midwesterners tend to be straight shooters and find...
