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  • 16.02.2026

    A word on Valentine’s Day

    A word on Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day has never been my favorite performance. While my husband remembers every Hallmark holiday, I prefer love unscheduled, shown in daily rituals, not dictated by a calendar square. From Cupid costumes to sushi dates and retro arcades, this is my honest (and slightly sarcastic) word on Valentine’s Day. Continue reading

    Everyday Love, Family traditions, Hallmark Holidays, holidays, life, lifestyle writing, Long-Term Love, love, Love Languages, marriage, marriage humor, Modern Relationships, personal essay, Sentimental Husbands, Valentine’s Day, valentines
  • 13.01.2026

    Highly charged

    Highly charged

    Winter static cling turns sewing into chaos, hair into a statement, and every kiss into a science experiment. A sarcastic, self-aware essay about fabric that commits, dogs that get shocked, and the quiet life lesson hiding in a season that leaves everything highly charged. Continue reading

    books, Everyday Life, fantasy, fiction, humor, marriage, Observational Writing, personal essay, Seasonal Writing, short-story, Winter, writing
  • 21.09.2025

    The Dog Takes the Fall for Hurricane Husbandus

    The Dog Takes the Fall for Hurricane Husbandus

    Fall cleaning exposed Frankenstein’s laundry lab and a linen closet ravaged by Hurricane Husbandus. My husband, naturally, blamed the dog. As I folded sheets and muttered newly created profanities, I wondered: would a tiny house or treehouse fix the chaos, or just trap me with stadium-volume sports, dog drama, and zero escape routes? Continue reading

    family life, family life humor, humor, marriage, modern life, relationships

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