In praise of shamelessness
I went to a supermarket in loose pants and papa’s T-shirt. R said she wishes she was as confident as me. I don’t think I am confident, …
Safety props
You know that feeling when you’ve been feeling something for a while and didn’t know what it was till you figured the word for it? Like if …
My experiments with food
I started cooking recently; cooking with the rigor and fervor of an uncle who has been cooking all his life and has stories to tell about the …
Where is the manual? Sex
touch is scary
Where is the manual? Legitimacy
This is the most complex web of them all. There are 689 many people with the keys to get in, how does Sherlock know who killed the …
Where is the manual? Energy
4 weeks ago, I thought I did not like my job, I realized I don’t like writing or doing yoga. I even quit the drawing class I …
Where is the manual? / A history of friendship
Trauma causes much more than tachycardia and compulsive behavior. An anxious child has a hard time making or keeping friends. Add to this palatable mix the father’s …
Where is the manual? Safety
It is as children that a lot of us learn about the membrane that separates safe from unsafe. Water-safe, a lot of water flowing at a great …
Where is the manual? Eating
When I was little, we hadn’t discovered that mummy has schizophrenia or any other compulsive traits she was let to be the mother she wanted to be. …
Where is the Manual? manual
Most of what gets talked about as a mental illness are its symptoms or its outward breakdown (the cool kids of this school are mania, crying, and …