Sitemap - 2024 - The Shrieking Cactus

A Gulf So Wide

We're making weathermen cry now

I'm hosting a webinar: Beginner SEO for writers

A heart soft enough to break

The imperfect art of setting boundaries with difficult loved ones

Ingrid Andress's bad singing was a massive act of bravery

Life with an emotionally immature mother

'Healthy societies recognize mixed feelings'

Trapped in the heat dome? Ten tips from a Texan

A week in the stunning 'south-up' of Argentina and Brazil

Manifesting a byline in my favorite magazine: How it happened

A few weeks of doing less (hopefully)

Our cat can talk. Turns out he's pretty funny.

Mother's Day fail via late-stage capitalism

NYT's big article on vaccine side effects is a long time coming

Still processing a very wild weekend

This is my garden? This is MY garden!

Learning to thrive in the Bog of Eternal Stench

When your grief is due to a global medical scandal

In 1945, a steel bridge was rebuilt in six days

On slaying existential depression (for now)

Facing the ocean's fury

How a 3-day 'wilderness fast' reset my soul

Did I win? Did I win? Did I win?

Envy is not the thief of joy. Here's what is.

An author's hijacking story holds lessons for us all

Finding Joy: A simple concept sets my frustrated soul free

If I only had her thighs

Behind the cactus: 3 workshops that helped me write a memoir

Adulting with complicated grief: A writer's poignant journey

Finding Joy: What are my core values?

How not to make an ass out of you and me

A simple (ha!) goal for 2024: Stop the comparison torture