Read the limited series on breast cancer
Remembering September 11: Twenty-Four Years Later
Seven months pregnant, I shifted in my chair, trying to get comfortable with my changing body. A soccer ball-sized life pressed on my organs,…
Failing Better: Tennis, Writing, and the Long Game
When I stumbled across Thomas Swick’s recent essay on Lithub, Failing Better: On the Tennis Player and the Writer, I was immediately intrigued. The…
The monster inside
There is a quote from Seduction of the Minotaur by Anais Nin that continues to haunt me: “We do not see things as they…
Dear cancer
Dear cancer, Here’s the truth: You suck. You are taking away my precious time and energy. You are taking up space in my head.…
Little black clouds
I celebrated 2022 with a breast cancer diagnosis looming like little black clouds (happy f**king new year). Fortunately, the radiologist caught cancer during my…
Searching for equanimity
There will always be ups and downs in life. When you remain calm in the center of the storm, you can find peace and…
