Changes
About a year ago I got a hearing test because I was having a really hard time time with comprehension. The very somber audiologist...


#ZakAttack
My Instacart shopper, Zak, is hilarious. #spreadhumornotcorona #coronasoldier #zakattack


Surgery Box
I met with my cochlear implant surgeon this week and received what I’ve billed “The Surgery Box.” The box contains all I need to be...


A tale of survival
I had an MRI tonight for my cochlear implant evaluation (that’s not me in the picture). They put me inside that tube, up to about my...


My Ears
So. I’m going deaf. . Well, that’s hardly news. I’ve been marching towards deaf my whole life, it seems. . They first noticed it in...


Gary
I met Gary DeGennaro only a few months ago. I noticed through social media that he was doing some work for Camp Fire survivors so I...


Reader photos
How awesome is it that my photos have been featured in photoshoots?! Love.


Reader photos
Writing books and sending them out into the world is such a fun way to connect with people. I love that my little pile of words has...


Elaine
When I was in high school I met a woman named Elaine Garcia Fischer. She was the stepmom of a boy I was dating. She was no longer married...


Our Nonprofit Work
A year ago my nonprofit, Throwing Starfish Foundation (www.throwingstarfish.org), started raising money for Butte County Camp Fire...