Archive - Radical

30 Days in Spring: Part 2

This time last year, I was standing outside my apartment building looking in; a woman with few possessions but more hope than she usually musters. As I…

Apr 15 •

December 2023

No silver hair yet and decent eyesight? Upsetting.

Dec 13, 2023 •

October 2023

My first camping memory is from when I was around 6. I was sleeping in the back of a van (truck?) with my grandma. It is unclear why we were not in a…

Oct 5, 2023 •

June 2023

When you play for both teams, you always win

Technically, I always lose but that's not as funny.

Jun 17, 2023 •

April 2023

30 Days in Spring

"Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer."

Apr 29, 2023 •

Dear Madre, Year 8

Hi Madre, I am writing early again this year. I’ll be in Maryland for Mother’s Day and your death date, and I wanted to write to you while I was in…

Apr 16, 2023 •

November 2022

Batteries Not Required: Gifts to buy yourself as recommended by a Recently Divorced Woman

I could recommend some gifts that require batteries, but my family reads this

Nov 24, 2022 •

September 2022

Goodbye To All That

Growing up in a small, rural area there was nothing more terrifying than thinking I would never leave. I wanted sidewalks and bookstores and interesting…

Sep 3, 2022 •

July 2022

Current life stats are 1 divorce & 46 leg bug bites.

Jul 31, 2022 •

June 2022

My Aunt Sherrie

I started writing this a few years ago when my Aunt Sherrie’s health began to decline. I knew I would finish it someday—although maybe not—she had…

Jun 1, 2022 •

May 2022

Dear Madre, Year 7

Hi Madre, It’s almost midnight, a random day in January. I’m cheating a little—I’ve never started writing to you this early before your death date but…

May 8, 2022 •

April 2022

Carolina In My Mind

In my mind, I'm gone to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine, sugar?

Apr 9, 2022 •

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