guilt – Love, sex, marriage, and middle-age confusion

Payback

The title of this post is also the title of a wonderful collection of essays by Margaret Atwood, which a

It’s funny how one’s brain works. I just got home from having a really nice, pleasant dinner with my ex-,

I saw my ex- this week to talk about starting the divorce. It is strangely pleasant to see him, and

I planned a lot for my 40th…I bought myself a mountain. I prepared for months and gave myself all summer

I’ve been reading my journal from last year. Last year at this time, I was still with my husband, contemplating

Last night I dreamed that I’d killed someone and hidden the body, successfully. I was going on with my life

I am happy and tired. Moving is done, for the most part. I know live far away from my husband

The Good: I’m in my new place. This is wonderful all by itself. I have a beautiful view from my

I saw and old friend last night, a woman I used to climb with before she changed her life to

While I was on vacation, my sister described a few women she knew as ‘sluts’. It was (obviously) derogatory. I