July 2016 – The Bloggess

Stop yelling at me.

This afternoon I was driving to pick up my meds and I was singing “Call Me Maybe” at the top of my lungs and I pulled up next to this burly guy in a truck at the red light and he rolls down his window and starts screaming “WHAT’S YOUR FUCKING DEAL, LADY? I DID NOTHING TO YOU” andContinue reading “Stop yelling at me.”

Stop judging me. I’m already judging myself enough. And I’m fine. Except that I’m surrounded by rats. The usual.

This is not a real post. It’s a tiny bit of advice for people like me who have anxiety and depression and sometimes get trapped in their own homes because their brains are being assholes and it’s too people-y outside. I’ve been talking about my own mental health issues for years and I’ve shared soContinue reading “Stop judging me. I’m already judging myself enough. And I’m fine. Except that I’m surrounded by rats. The usual.”

YOU GUYS.

On Tuesday my next book (YOU ARE HERE: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds) came out for preorder and I announced it and then went directly to my shrink’s office because I was afraid of how it would be received and I wanted her to tell me it would all be okay not matter what. AndContinue reading “YOU GUYS.”

UPDATED: Wanna see the cover of my next book?

Remember last week when I announced my third book and then I fell into a puddle of relief when you said you were excited about it? And I promised you that I’d tell you the title one day very soon? Well, today is that day. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about then goContinue reading “UPDATED: Wanna see the cover of my next book?”

I have a big announcement to make and I’m not sure how to say it but it’s all your fault. Sort of.

So. I’ve dropped a few hints about a project I’ve been working on but I haven’t really written about it because I lost my words. But they’re coming back and so now I’m going to try to explain it and hopefully you’ll understand why it’s important to me. When I was on book tour lastContinue reading “I have a big announcement to make and I’m not sure how to say it but it’s all your fault. Sort of.”

Iowa is pretty fucking weird. But in a good way.

I’m starting to come out of this haze of my-head-is-an-asshole and that’s good timing because I spent a few days in Iowa doing readings and signing for some bad-ass library programs and I actually had enough energy to do more than just breathe and cling to the couch. YAY FOR BEING ALMOST HUMAN! It feelsContinue reading “Iowa is pretty fucking weird. But in a good way.”