It’s now been over a year since my husband died, and nothing in my life looks the same. A lot of things are much better. But of course, that also means that some things are worse. I’ve been in what I would call a “relationship” since last July, but it’s…

That’s probably the understatement of the century, right? It’s not like there’s a big chorus out there telling us what to do with our adult kids (and what little happens to exist is usually diametrically opposed to how I’m trying to raise them. …

I went down to Austin a couple of weeks ago and I had some changes in perspective while I was there. One of the most important things I realized is that I’m apparently still angry about something because my eating habits hadn’t returned to normal. …

I’m not finding anything resembling a balance in my life right now. Suddenly, I have a very active social calendar. The only problem with that is that this is totally new to me. …

Well, first of all, I should have known that my strong initial reactions to polyamory were likely covering up much stronger feelings about it. You see, I remember rather famously pronouncing when I was about 14 that I absolutely hated the song “Could’ve Been” by Tiffany. …

I‘ve honestly been sitting on this post for a while. I thought it might be most appropriate to wait until June for Pride Month but I decided that I have to live my truth now, openly and loudly. I’ve discovered that I’m a lesbian. …

Luckily, my birthday this year was much better than my birthday was last year. Last year, I was only about a month out from my husband’s death, so needless to say, I wasn’t in much of a mood for celebrating. We had just lost our 19-year-old cat Hermione very suddenly…

We’ve had one ongoing struggle since losing my husband, the father of my kids. Perhaps not surprisingly, it reminds me of one of the greatest struggles I always had with my husband, too. My son does our cooking almost 100 percent of the time, just like his dad did. And…

I haven’t known what to write about here for a while. Nothing seems to be happening, yet everything is, and I don’t know how to talk about it. I guess the most notable thing is that I met with my neurologist for the first time in a couple of years…