The Price of Peace

I have a weird, almost uncanny talent for finding things on Facebook Marketplace. When I moved in April, I needed a LOT of furniture at one time, and did NOT have 'buying furniture at retail prices' amounts of money. What I DID have was Facebook Marketplace and a wicked ability to haggle. My new house…

On Usefulness and Belonging

There is an expensive lesson that life offers, and I wish I’d had the currency to afford it sooner. It’s this: it is a profound waste of your finite time, energy, and spirit to court the approval of people who only value your utility. For most of my life, I have existed on the periphery.…