Newt (not the Nefarious one) wants you to fail, too.
Over the weekend, I got together with a colleague to drink nuclear-strength coffee and grouse about our writing-intensive summer plans: deadlines, uncertainty, anxiety. He mentioned the chapter “Shitty First Drafts” from Anne Lamott’s...
I had my annual pelvic exam/physical thing yesterday. I wasn’t thrilled about it (oy, the scraping!), but neither was I terrified. I was, however, nervous.
My doc–a PCP/internist, not a gyno–is pretty good. She’s very business-like, swift without being brusque, and lets...
Tuesday, January 26 marks the 1-year anniversary of The Pursuit of Harpyness (omgcanyoubelieveit?), so each day this week, we’re gonna have ourselves a little introspective seminar about the experience thus far. Join us for some omphaloskepsis, won’t you?
What was the most surprising thing...