I got a divorce. Not from a man but a mindset. It was a long marriage, with kids and friends and businesses involved. It effected everything I said and did, where I lived, what I wore, what I ate. I can’t say I was trapped or the victim of a control freak. It’s just the … Continue reading Man Filter: Off
In ancient times, women were hired to go to the house of someone who recently died and mourn them. They wailed and wept and bemoaned, and I can only imagine how exhausted they must have been at day’s end. The custom continues today, and these women are called moirologists. But sometimes they’re called Your Single Friends. We tend to think our friends are, y’know, friends. We meet people and decide to spend time … Continue reading The Crying Stops Here
JOYE JOHNSON - Politely Refusing the Kool-Aid 