What are some of your favorite products and services? Do you ever stop to think about whether they’re local or come from women owned businesses?
Published Writing
When It’s About More than Getting In Shape
Walking back to my bike, I felt ashamed that I hadn’t been paying attention to what this ride was for, or who might benefit, other than me with my smaller, tighter butt.
Snakes Alive! 6 Standout Serpentariums
Does your kid have an obsession with things that slither and hiss? If you’ve got a budding herpetologist in your family, a visit to one of these six serpentariums can provide an educational and often hands-on encounter with snakes, lizards, and all kinds of reptiles.
Table Manners
*UPDATE* Now on Multiples Illuminated
Boulder Lifestyle, 5/14.
Pooping in a park in broad daylight? Refusing to get in the car until a hot Brazilian nanny kisses them goodbye?
Broken Speed Dial
Originally in River Oak Review.
“What’s the problem?” I ask, inspecting the over-sized numbers on the phone.
“I can’t see in my right eye,” my ninety-one year old grandmother says. “It’s just a cloud.”
“When did this happen?” I ask, placing salad bowls in front of us on her small dining table.
“A week ago maybe,” she says. “The doctor thinks he can fix it.”
I struggle to comprehend. She tells me the doctors say she may have some kind of degenerative arthritis syndrome, one that can be connected to another disease that makes you go blind.
It’s a Bug’s Life: 5 Incredible Insectariums
Would you bug out if a tarantula crawled up your arm? Could you eat a fried dragonfly or a cicada kabob?
Meant To Be
I’ve known my friend Jessa for seven years. We’re in daily contact, and she knows all the secrets of my life: my shoplifting at age 8, how I cheated on my ex, and how I’m terrified to become a mother.
Beyond Nine Lives, or More Than a Dog’s Age
Human Coloradans make an aggressive effort after New Year’s to get healthy. But what about their pets?
Pedaling In Tandem
“Watch out for the bus!” and “Don’t you see the stop sign?” I used to scream from the back of the tandem to my boyfriend Jon in front. That was in the beginning,