Archive - Pitching a Tent without Poles

When I fantasize about my husband’s mistress

She is desperate for him. I can sense it. The tattoo on the inside of his bicep is a tribute to where we met, but when he flexes to move the pasta water…

Jun 11 •

May 2024

Deromancing the Beast

the false narrative we love in love

May 14 •

April 2024

Please manspread on my page

has anyone noticed men don’t really write about their bodies?

Apr 25 •

March 2024

what was, what is, and what might be

Mar 27 •

Medusa's Curse or Cure?

middle age, friendship, and body insecurity

Mar 5 •

February 2024

Break up's Spell

the creative catapult born of heartbreak and some artists for this day

Feb 13 •

"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger?"

Feb 7 •

January 2024

The Case of the Missing Baculum

and other human mysteries

Jan 24 •

Birds in Flight

On Christmas afternoon, I lost the family pet. We had friends visiting from America and had just returned from a walk in the park together; I was…

Jan 9 •

December 2023

and I'm telling you why

Dec 19, 2023 •

parental rage and the characters we enact

Dec 6, 2023 •

November 2023

and the quest for invisible wisdom

Nov 9, 2023 •

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