Last night I fired my best friend’s daughter. (We’re still best friends and I adore her daughter.) I also shouted across a crowded room for my prop mistress to hurry up and get over here (rudely) and pissed her off to no end, causing her inquire, (not in a loving tone) about my seemingly relentless anxiety issues. I kicked another… Read More
A Glimpse into the Power of Gratitude
It’s the Monday morning before Thanksgiving and outside my window is a blustery swirl of white cloud poop. Do I sound grateful? No I am not. Not even a tiny bit. The yellow and red leaves are peeking through the blanket of white, crying “Too soon! Too soon, rescue us, rescue us!” But I don’t step outside. The windchill is… Read More
Are You Sleep-walking Through Life?
The alarm screams at her every morning, exactly the same moment every day. Her first thought is like every other. “Oh God, please let this day be over.” The day has barely began and Mary is wishing to fall back asleep. Waking feels like a painful excursion into a nightmare. The children are already screaming for their breakfast, her boss… Read More