Year: 2019
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‘Til Death Do Us Part
I have always thought vow renewals are stupid. It seems like so many times when people do them the next thing you hear is that they’re getting a divorce. In my mind the only people who think they need to renew their vows are those that feel like it will fix what is falling apart. […]
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Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire
Lest anyone think I am above reproach and spend my days living up to my original promise of “I will not censor myself here….” That is a load of bullshit. Too many people I know read this, and folks aren’t okay with hearing the truth when it’s uncomfortable or unflattering. There’s no way I can […]
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Who Bitches About Candy???
Everyone loves candy. Maybe you like chocolate. Or maybe you like gummies. Or maybe you like hard candies. Or maybe you like them all. Who doesn’t love candy? You know what else people like? Free things. You know, say if all you had to do to get candy was to ask for it and have […]
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It’s Been a Long September (And October)
You must have known when I posted two posts in two days back in August that I was really blowing my wad so to speak. So yes, it’s been about 2 1/2 months since I put up new content. To be fair, shit’s been kind of nuts. My neighbor is dying from brain cancer and […]
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Why Do One When You Can Do 2?
Two posts in two days? Everybody kiss your family goodbye because it’s clearly Armageddon. Since I spent my last post talking about the blog I thought I’d bring folks up to date on the book scene. I started another book. I got this idea for a paranormal/superhero fiction book involving a main character who completely […]
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About a Blog
Warning: I’m rushing a bit on this one because I want to get it posted before I go on vacation. I have typos and stuff at the best of times and this is not those times, so bear with me. I generally only post on my Tangent Girl Facebook page when I have a new […]
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Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
So a few years ago there was a documentary about Fred Rogers. Coming out very soon is the movie about him starring Tom Hanks. The thing is, I grew up in the Pittsburgh area so when I watched Mr. Rogers I felt like he WAS my neighbor. I loved the show well into my middle […]
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To Sleep Or Not To Sleep
So, insomnia. This whole lack of being able to sleep has been kicking my butt for as long as I can remember, though it’d certainly gotten worse in the last 4 to 5 years. When I was in the psych ward they gave me meds to sleep better and they worked great, but apparently taking […]
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Holiday S&M
Sadly this post is not going to be about some alternative and spicy ways to celebrate your holiday. Terribly sorry if you are now disappointed.
No, this post is about the fact that holidays were clearly invented by a sadist and the rest of us are a bunch of stupid masochists for continuing to subject ourselves to this routine terror.
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Easy Like Monday Morning
Being the wife of someone who has come out as gender-fluid has its challenges. In previous posts, as well as in more detail in the book-in-progress, I’ve talked about a lot of those experiences, but here’s a new set of thoughts. I understand that the majority of my husband’s life he’s had to be seen […]
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Happy I’m Not Dead Day
Yup that’s right, today is my second annual Happy I’m Not Dead Day. I haven’t written a post since January (what the hell you fucking slacker!) and I figured I could not let today go by without writing. BUT, I’ve decided I’m not going to pontificate on the whole “I wanted to die but here’s […]
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Phoenix Rising Volume 1
Something a little different on The Tangent Girl Volumes today. Yesterday was a big day for the hubby and he’s taking over today. Enjoy! ******************************************** A long time coming. Yesterday I turned 43, and we had a kid free day to ourselves as part of the celebration. It’s been a big year – one that’s […]
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Bury the Lead (and Then the Bodies)
I did a little work on the book today – yay for me, three 3 weeks in a row of keeping my resolution to write! I was working on a chapter, with aforementioned title above, about my struggles with the damage my mental health and my lack of addressing it has had on some of my relationships, […]
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I’m Writing My Way Out
I promised I’m going to write. So I figured I’d let you guys know what writing-stuffs I’m working on / conceptualizing. I’m still trying to finish the “memoir.” At 30,000 words I think I’m about 2/3rds of the way there. It seems unclear to me what the length of that kind of work “should” be, but […]
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Be LESS Fail-y
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Honestly, if you think waiting until some arbitrary date is going to make it more likely that you will succeed at something you aren’t already doing, I think perhaps you’re an idiot. At the very least a Pollyanna, which frankly is pretty much just a well-meaning idiot. There is a slim […]
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