15 things that make me happy right now

Considering how this year is going, I thought I’d list fifteen things that make me happy right now because we all need more happiness in our lives, right? Feel free to add items in the comments; let’s all make a Read more

The importance of cheerleaders

Sometime back in June, I woke up early as f**k before 5 AM, and my brain was wide awake and refused to let me get back to sleep. So I picked up my phone (as you do), opened Twitter (which Read more

For a moment, everything is normal

This is my new balcony. We moved on Friday…again…because our landlady decided to unexpectedly terminate our lease and sell the house and we had to find a new place to live in the middle of a pandemic. But we did. Read more

“I’m not here, this isn’t happening”

To quote a tweet I found on the lovely N.R. Walker’s twitter feed the other day: today is Blursday the foryteenth of Maprilay, and OMG it sure feels like it. What day is it even today? What year? I’m stuck Read more

Ode to the Library

A couple weeks ago, I went to the library for the first time in eight years. Okay, that’s not entirely true; when my daughter studied at the university, she worked extra at the campus library, so I went to visit Read more

Giving thanks

As a Swedish person, I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. We have nothing like that holiday, at least not any more. Back in the day—before the arrival of Christianity—we were thankful and celebrated harvest on Michaelmas by eating and drinking and rejoicing Read more