Stubby Stubberson
One day Fen asked me if I knew what a stubby stubberson was. I didn’t. Then she pulled out, from the bowels of her backpack, 2 pencils that had been sharpened down to mere nubs. This is one of the greatest pleasures of being in grade school, I believe. It ranks right up there with [...]
Just Say No to Horribly Designed Activity Books
When Christian was going through rehab, I would go with him on Thursdays, which was Family Night. We heard a lot of stories and met a lot of people during those weeks, but one kid stands out pretty strongly in my mind. He was 17, and had brought his mom with him. They were both [...]
Will My Dad Find Love?
Um, you guys? My dad needs dating advice. And I suck at it- I was always the girl who wouldn’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, so after a date that I wasn’t eager to repeat, I would somehow turn mute and unreachable. Yes, I have no communication skills, and yes, I’m working on it. I [...]
Oh, Look. Spring Break is Over.
Last year for Spring Break we were on Sanibel Island. We all agreed it was one of the best vacations we’ve ever had, but we felt totally trite about being in Florida this time of year, so we balanced it out by staying home this year. To further prove our hatred for conformity, we just [...]
