I like painting. Self-portraits were my go-to. This didn’t seem interesting to me. I was just always available to pose. Faces and hands are my favorite. But, kind of weird to ask someone to pose […]
Month: June 2019
Fire just feeds on fiery deeds.
Everyone is probably sick of listening to stories of Old Drunk Vanessa and her chaos and attempts at redemption. I get it. I, too, am sick of telling these stories. The need to share them […]
Ew, poor people.
I’ve worked since the age of 16. The longest I’ve been unemployed since then was six months in 2008. It was a perfect catastrophe: my increasing alcoholism, my decreasing mental stability, and the burst of […]
The Most Freeing Thing: Being Seen
A couple of weeks ago I joined a friend at an AA meeting to celebrate her two-year milestone. Since it was a celebratory occasion, I opted for a colorful red blouse instead of my usual […]
