Archive - Things That Don't Suck

My Friends Have So Many Issues

The healing power of being needed

Jun 5 •

May 2025

The Hardest Winter Of My Life

Writing from the messy middle

May 7 •

March 2025

A List of Things I Love

The poetry of everyday

Mar 13 •

February 2025

I Wrote A New Poem. It Opened A Door

The mind is a cage. Here's the key.

Feb 21 •

January 2025

Why I Couldn't Look You In The Eye

On finally learning our eyes are bridges to deeper connection

Jan 22 •

December 2024

The Key To Making A Resolution Stick

True healing requires integration, not rejection

Dec 31, 2024 •

Illness and the Myth of Strength

What a Yoga Class Got Wrong About Resilience

Dec 9, 2024 •

November 2024

Post-Election Letter To A Friend

What do we do now?

Nov 14, 2024 •

October 2024

The Most Magical Story I May Ever Tell

It started with a pumpkin

Oct 27, 2024 •

To Make A Snow Angel On a Stranger's Grave

And other things on my bucket list

Oct 8, 2024 •

August 2024

Potential Voice Loss: A Side Effect Of New Chemo

Making peace with this as a SPOKEN word poet

Aug 28, 2024 •

Why Self-Love Is So Hard To Achieve

And why it might just be a problem of language

Aug 20, 2024 •

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