gingpinMay 21, 20214 minInside the Publix Grocery Store in the Time of AnarchyAuthor’s Note: The following humor column was written on May 15, 2021, a few days after the CDC eased its mask guidance. The author has...
gingpinDec 23, 20204 minSouthern Belles and Carpet BuzzersThe fearless woman who helped demolish my garage cabinets was crouched on my staircase, painting the walls when I asked if her partner, a...
gingpinNov 14, 20204 minIn Celebration of the Common RiffraffLooming from her second-floor balcony, the owner confronted me, twitchy as a highlighted chicken. “You weren’t expecting to come inside,...
gingpinOct 18, 20202 minThe Sausage on the RoofThis essay was written while my daughter was still in Nepal: When my boyfriend Mickey first hurled the slice of cooked Italian sausage...
gingpinOct 4, 20206 minBlack Mermaids MatterMonths before the brutal police killing of George Floyd, before the protests when I made a sign saying, “I Can’t Breathe” and "Stop the...
gingpinMay 18, 20207 minCrossing by MyselfEditor’s Note: I wrote this travelogue-style essay in November 2018, while visiting my daughter Caroline during her service with Peace...
gingpinSep 20, 20181 minWhy I Was Mean - From Eckerd ReviewMy goal, in this nonfiction essay, was to provide a first-hand report on what Russ Douthat described in The New York Times as the 1970s...
gingpinSep 17, 20181 minFinding Mom's Gun - from Gravel Magazine“You need to find her gun and hide it,” my sister mumbled while our mother, propped in a hospital bed, prattled on about finding Bigfoot....
gingpinSep 12, 20181 minTagged - from Atticus ReviewBased on my partner’s encounter with U.S. Customs officials at Dulles airport, this essay is a romantic exploration of the discrimination...
gingpinSep 3, 20181 minThat Damned SkateboardAt her neck’s nape, the red splotch still lurks, a sunny chick’s fuzz covers the scar of snarling angels, roaring, refusing her newborn...