I have to get this off my chest…
My dad was on his way out to the Sunday Matinee of The Wolf of Wall Street, but first he had to pick his lady friend up from church. “Are you sure you’re comfortable seeing this movie with this woman?” I asked my dad. I’d seen the movie a few weeks before and was delighted by its graphic sex … Continue reading
I stumbled in to my dad’s house at 2:00 in the morning. My eyes were bloodshot and my heart was racing due to a mix of adrenaline and coke. Well, technically it was Diet Coke but I felt like I’d been on a real coke bender. I drank around forty ounces of cold, pure D.C. at … Continue reading
Her hands were just like mine. I like to wear her puffy, black, fleece mittens. I rub the fabric and picture her hands with the thick, gold wedding band on her left ring finger. I keep the mittens in her blue Honda Accord which I bought from my dad. I prefer to drink my coffee … Continue reading
Victoria Maxwell is a Playwright, Actor, Lecturer, and Blogger at Psychology Today. Her blog, Crazy for Life, Escapades of a Bipolar Princess, is honest, brave, and thoroughly entertaining! I am feeling honored, ecstatic, and to be honest, surprisingly anxious because Victoria is featuring my essay, “I Ate a Baby” today on her blog. If you love me … Continue reading
“What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?” I was recently asked. And I lied. Because the truth isn’t polite. The truth is really scary. Maybe it’s the time of year, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Because on Halloween eight years ago, a farmer from some random farm called my dad … Continue reading
Contrary Mom 