Everyone's heard the phrase "aging gracefully", right? Well, I got to thinking about that phrase the other day as I, ahem, near the half...

God, I love me a good list! I am a list person! Grocery lists! Bucket lists! Goal lists! Wish lists! All lists, all the time! I would...

On October 8th, 2016, I broke my back. Specifically, my L1 vertebrae. The details of how don't matter. The short version is I fell. It...

Here's the last installment of our jaunt through the positive power of nostalgia. Woo hoo! Here are my first two articles for your...

Last week, we started a little study of nostalgia. You can read my intro article here. https://www.beautifuldisasterlit.com/post/nostalgi...

Every third Friday and Saturday in September, there's a local event called the Sausage Fest. It's a fundraiser for a Catholic school in...

Sing it with me! One is the loneliest number! One is the loneliest number! One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do! Being alone...

We all have habits. Sometimes they are helpful, like my habit of getting up in the morning and writing. It helps me clear my head and...

So I've started seeing someone. I know. I know. I know. I know what you're all thinking. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, Willow?! You just got your...

I start every day with a cup of tea. Always black. Always strong. Always hot. I love a good Assam, and have come to love the wilted (as...

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting with my regular crew of Saturday coffee compatriots, enjoying friendly chitchat and silly banter...

Here's a collection of poems I wrote when I was struggling with the situationship earlier this year. I cannot emphasis enough how doing...

Tomorrow is my "New Year's Day", of sorts. It was on an August 1st sometime in the 20teens that I had an aha moment. I was having a...

Y'all, it's scary as shit out in the world right now. Wars around the world. Climate change. Assassination attempts. Women's rights being...

Writer's block. It happens to every writer at some point. A blank page is intimidating. The pressure to fill it up with something...

In December, I moved into my own apartment. I LOVE it. I'm on the third floor, so there's no one above me. (Hopefully I'm not that...

Since I didn't have a job for a couple of months, I've been super stressed out about money. I cut my spending way back, but that didn't...

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Damn, I am WAY overthinking this." Chances are, you have, I guarantee it. I know I have. Here's an...

I recently had a 5 month stint at a job that had 95% male employees. There were 4 women and 15 men in the office, and 40+ men and 1 woman...

You know how when a close family member dies and everyone is around, comforting each other, taking care of the estate, and making...