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. […]
When you’d rather braid water: 3 tips for owning who you are
Hello again, awesome readers! Once upon a long time ago, I would do stuff. Mostly stuff like make dinner, and make sure I didn’t rock anyone’s boat by “offending” them. Sidenote: Offending is in quotation marks because these days, it’s hard NOT to offend someone. Case in Point: “How was I supposed to know that […]