The Woman Who Keeps Forgetting Her Husband Had Cancer(At rise, HUSBAND stands in a kitchen drinking a cup of coffee. WIFE enters, visibly upset.)May 13, 202350May 13, 202350
Published inLit UpLure of the UnattainableLILLY WENGER GREW UP on Copper’s Island, a small fishing town off the coast of Massachusetts. She and her parents lived next door to…Sep 11, 2022194Sep 11, 2022194
Published inInvisible IllnessDon’t Hide Your Mental Illness in the ClosetThey think they don’t know usJan 14, 20214671Jan 14, 20214671
God Loves the Poorly EducatedOn February 24, 2016, during a victory speech after his Nevada caucus win, republican candidate Donald Trump exclaimed that he loved the…Dec 24, 2020297Dec 24, 2020297
I Fell Off the Wagon and I Feel Great!Jesus Christ. What a rush! What’s the date? Not the day, man, the year! Oh Daddy. Say it ain’t so.Dec 15, 2020181Dec 15, 2020181
You’re Divorced? Dude, Get On Tinder!So, I’m divorced. I’ve been divorced twice in the last three years. You might say I’m a hopeless romantic.Nov 28, 2020152Nov 28, 2020152
69 Minute IPAOn the eve of Thanksgiving, a trip to a beer store becomes surrealNov 26, 2020159Nov 26, 2020159
Family Drama Makes for a Lousy DramatistDrama is not in the eye of the beholderNov 17, 20201Nov 17, 20201
SeesawSomeone once said that life is like a seesaw: both sides are never up and down at the same time. Someone should slap the shit out of that…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Published inInvisible IllnessBipolar Disorder Is Not a SuperpowerLet’s treat bipolar disorder as what it is: a diseaseNov 10, 20201Nov 10, 20201
PhlogistonWhen Albert King recorded “Born Under a Bad Sign” in 1967, he described a man whose hardships included illiteracy and a penchant for big…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
A Story of RapeAs Sodom burned and met its fiery end An old man called to God for his escape The pious in their pews do now befriend A story of rapeOct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
Published inHuman PartsCounting Wolves as SheepInsomnia, panic, and salvation through poetryOct 28, 20203Oct 28, 20203
Someone Check On AmericaSomeone check on America I think she might be sick I don’t know who brought her here Gave her pills, filled her with beer It certainly…Jan 5, 2020Jan 5, 2020