10 hours agoMember-onlyThe Dichotomy of Good & Evil[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] On a recent flight that was delayed many hours, I sat staring out the window listening to a series of downloaded podcasts by Jordan Peterson. He manages to seem sure of himself while also contemplative; certainty mixed with a sense of…Good News5 min readGood News5 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyPlanes, Pains, & Automobiles[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The woman at the check in desk at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento was wearing a mask. She wasn’t the only person I saw in Sacramento still wearing a mask; the woman at the Grocery Outlet who fingered no less…Planes5 min readPlanes5 min read
Mar 19Member-onlyAncestry Kits & St. Patrick’s Day[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Are you Irish? said the man on the other end of the phone when he heard my last name. “McMahon,” I had told him. “With two n’s?” he asked. “No, like Ed McMahon,” I answer, “M-c-M-a-h-o-n.” Old men always know who…St Patricks Day4 min readSt Patricks Day4 min read
Mar 16Member-onlyForehead Wrinkles & Living in the Moment[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] My forehead feels wrinkled from frowning into my computer screen too much. If people were not so demanding, I would not have to frown as much, and my forehead would not get so wrinkly. I wonder if men ever worry about…Ageing3 min readAgeing3 min read
Mar 12Member-onlyEating Disorders, Adolescence, & Overcoming Bullies[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “Sarah,” my teacher drones, not looking up from his attendance sheet. I numbly chirp, “here,” and continue staring out the window. I’m wearing jeans and my boyfriend’s hooded sweatshirt. My boyfriend goes to a different school, nearly an hour’s drive away…Eating Disorders7 min readEating Disorders7 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyAll You Notice is Where You Focus[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “Wasn’t she being a bitch?” my friend asked me. We were standing outside of David’s Bridal, in a sprawling mall that is egregiously large and difficult to navigate. There are escalators and smoothie shops and a Wetzel’s Pretzel sandwiched in between…Negativity4 min readNegativity4 min read
Mar 6Member-onlyWelcome to My Brain[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Below is an inelegant menagerie of things I thought about, today, in no specific order and with no specific meaning. Before finishing this, I went down the deep, dark rabbit hole known as Zillow. What I was looking for exactly, I…Funny6 min readFunny6 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyLearning to Fail Gracefully[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I’m not writing about failure today because I failed at anything in particular recently. I’ve failed at plenty, though. I’ve dropped out of races, gone through dozens of job interviews that never resulted in offers, submitted my writing to publications only…Failure4 min readFailure4 min read
Feb 27Member-onlySexism in Sport[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “You’re fast now, but you’re young,” one of my high school teachers told me, “girls always slow down as they grow up.” I was a Sophomore, barely fifteen. So far, I’d had a good amount of running success, in a big-fish-small-pond…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Feb 24Member-onlyBlack Canyon 100K Recap[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] 2023 marked the 10th annual running of the Black Canyon 100K. The course is point-to-point (love) with a net downhill (fast), with most of the climbing coming in the second half of the race (ouch). I ran Black Canyon last year…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
