i read. i write. i rebel. my head hurts.
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. This post first appeared on my blog of the same name on November 19, 2012. I’ve decided to call the three weeks of constant, crippling pain that has left me in a state of frazzled bewilderment Mega Migraine. Thank the...
I wanted to do a round up of the best books I read last year, but choosing my five favorites was predictably difficult. I decided to set myself a few parameters: No books I reviewed, no books that are part of a series I started in previous years, no Star Wars, and no more than...
Two years ago, Carrie Fisher had a heart attack on an airplane and died several days later. I cried that day, and I’ve been thinking about her a lot this month. D.J. and I rang in the new year watching The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and her beautiful performances in both those films...
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. This post first appeared on my blog of the same name on November 9, 2012. 1. Which way to turn the cold water tap in order to shut if off. 2. To put my pants on BEFORE my shoes. 3....
I love New Year’s Day. It’s not the drinking (although don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good drink), or counting down to midnight, or setting off firecrackers and noise makers. No, I love New Year’s Day because it’s a fresh start. Ultimately, it’s a completely arbitrary fresh start. It’s a psychological trick that we...
Kelly reads everything, writes weird depressing fiction, and always has a migraine. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her partner, their dog, a lot of tea, and too many books. Keep reading...
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