Here he is. This was at the beginning--he hung out for another hour. 

Not sure if anyone will see this, but here’s something that happened to me about five months ago—two things, actually, separated by about three weeks. The first part is magical and strange, the second part is terrifying. I live in India and these two events took place during our second hard lockdown back in May. We…

Rented an Airbnb in the wilds of Montana, near Yellowstone, and were in heaven. Long, gorgeous days of perfect weather. Breathtaking twilights that lasted for hours— it didn’t get dark till after ten p.m. Our kids, my parents, my husband and I were just over the moon about the beauty of this place.

Apologies on the weird time inconsistencies. I wrote this up several years ago and post it every year when I remember the contest but I always end up like 1500 posts down in the greys. To clarify, this happened in the mid 1990s, my dad has been backpacking in these same woods since the 1970s. Obviously should have…

This happened 30 years ago. My dad and two friends were on a backpacking trip to a remote region of the Medicine Bow Wilderness. It was a quick, uneventful weekend trip, and the two friends actually left early Sunday morning to get home because they had to work the next day (it’s about a 2 hour hike in from the canyon…

Two stories, very short. Both true.

What My Daughter Saw

And like I plead every year, folks, please please remember that longer doesn’t mean better. Brevity is the soul of dread. 

You spoke it into being! I was worried they were cancelling it like Pissing Contest (which I also miss very much!).

(Trigger warning for self harm)

I rarely tell this story, because people just chalk it up to the weed and wine, but I was pretty clear-headed when it happened. What I saw may not qualify as a ghost, but it was something. Anyhow.

I used to be the caretaker for an apartment block in an old neighbourhood east of the river in my old city. I loved the neighbourhood, even though it was rough and old. The river was literally on our doorstep, and two separate(but equally stupid) families of eagles timeshared a nest right nearby. In short, it was…

When I was a little girl, we lived in a busy little seaport town in New England. Most of the houses in my neighborhood were built in the late 18th and early 19th century and were owned by sea captains and the like. When I was in seventh grade I was friends with the weirdos and we enjoyed doing our own thing, which…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! *I cannot wait for that thread*

People who are into EvoPsych quakery are total assholes, NEWS AT 11 !

I get your angle but evolutionary psychology has been around long before women could attend college. It’s just an excuse for those in power to denigrate their “lessers.”

The fact that Jeffrey Epstein was super into evolutionary psychology should tell you everything you need to know. 

Evolutionary psychology is such a scam rooted conveniently in patriarchy and capitalism.

My 14 month old is obsessed with silverware lately. I constantly have to pry forks out of his hands so he doesn’t trip and fall and poke his eye out. My immediate thought if I had those finger nails I’d poke his eye out myself attempting to get the fork from him. lol.

so big names will get big boosts and little streamers will get little boosts. I don’t see how this solves anything. Just a money making scheme blech