Category Archives: Body image

August 23

To little girls* who don’t know to love themselves for who they are…YET

There are others around you who have felt the exact same way.

June 28

I hate the beach, and not just because I’m fat

Hmmm, maybe it’s not because I’m fat. Maybe I’m just a miserable grump who hates people. I’m not sure which is worse…

March 28

When the [ham] stakes are high

Despite having declined all manner of Easter invites, I still got hammed.

February 29

Salon Talk

If cutting your own hair, do not use scissors made by Crayola.

February 24

Turtles are just tiny dinosaurs…

…and other things that floated to the surface during a migraine…

November 05

The Indelible Adventures of the Incredible Bleeding Woman

Trigger Warnings: menstruation, vaginas, penises, feelings

August 19

Everywhere I go, there I am

Do we secretly, or even unknowingly, surround ourselves with objects that remind us of ourselves? Is this a healthy ego signal? Or self-deprecating, cautionary symbology?

April 08

Apparently, everyone knows I’m fat

“That’s a lot of fried food! You don’t need us to give you all that fried food.”

March 17

Suzanne Sugarbaker to the rescue

I do know people who are happy with who they are, and aren’t just lying to themselves or the world about it.

Unfortunately, I just might not be one of those people.

February 22

The mirror doesn’t lie.

Today, I believe in the mirror.

February 07

Creation and (Re) Production: The literary and the corporeal

It seems I’ve a history of considering the implications of motherhood/reproduction….

September 11

Agony of defeet*

8:20am. Check in at clinic for dermatologist appointment. Pay $40 specialist co-pay. 8:25am. Am called in to exam room. PA asks 4 simple questions. 8:30am. Doctor comes in, Looks at foot. 8:31am: “No, you don’t have a toenail fungus.” [Good news.] 8:32am: “Don’t worry, that’s just how your toes look.” [Less good news.] 8:33am: “I see you’re […]

September 04

Vaginas ARE scary *and* beautiful. Eat your breakfast.

[Trigger warnings: vaginas, sexuality, spreadable dairy]

August 23

Sociopaths and boobs don’t mix. Or, do they?

What do I know? I shouldn’t judge.

July 02

Pretty, sweaty piggy

Summer in New York is not kind to fat chicks.

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