Hey there, awesome readers! Compared to yesterday’s vertigo fiasco, today already feels better. And I have SO MUCH to catch up on. If you’ve never had vertigo, let me tell you what it’s like… It’s the evening and you think, “tomorrow’s a big day. I have this, that, and the other thing to do.” And […]
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When a Writer Starts Arguing with Vocabulary
Hello, awesome readers! Last week I was working on a project and quickly Googled some information I needed. Well, it started off as “quickly” until it sent me down a rabbit hole. My Google search was: Eastern U.S. states with their abbreviations. Within seconds, Google delivered. AL – AlabamaFL – FloridaCT – Connecticut Two letters. […]
Moxie-Dude featured in TWO “best of” lists
Hey there, awesome readers! I recently got some exciting news – Moxie-Dude has been listed in FeedSpot’s 70 Best Single Mom Blogs AND 100 Best Humor Blogs for 2025. Yup. TWO lists. I’m not gonna to lie… I don’t know how I get on these list-maker’s radar. But when I get the news, I always […]
Confessions of a pandemic-shaped human
Hey there, awesome readers! Wait. That exclamation point has no business being there. Don’t get me wrong. I AM happy to be “here”, talking to you. But I just looked in the mirror and I feel anything BUT excited at the moment. I blame covid. For context, let me take you back a few years. […]
Single Mom Speaks Out and Busts Myths About Solo Parenting
When I first became a single mom, it was by choice. Just so we’re clear, it wasn’t what I had planned for myself. There’s a difference. As it turned out, the man I had children with (also known as Mr. What-Was-I-Thinking) wasn’t as committed to our “family” as he should have been. In his defense, […]