After watching the Amazon Prime special “Yearly Departed”, I did some reflecting on the past year. 2020 has nothing to do with the events that unfolded and I do not…
Funny women surviving the COVID crisis by laughing through it “Show Us Your Wits: Funny Women Surviving Coronavirus Lockdown by Laughing Through It”, is an anthology of funny essays about…
For better or for worse, COVID-19 has really thrown a bouquet of toilet paper into the plans of couples who planned to get married in the past year. According to…
Nothing like Valentine’s Day to take a trip down memory lane (aka Hell Avenue) and reflect on my rocky dating past. Basically, if you are feeling badly about your dating…
“Lacey used to have these Black history checks. Each check had a different Black hero on it. MLK, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass. So, Lacey was at a store chatting with…
I love my husband — truly, I do. He’s the second one I fostered and I decided to adopt him and give him a forever home. (The first one had…
I began the new year wondering three things: How am I going to take off my quarantine weight? Should I stockpile toilet paper again or spring for a bidet? And…
I’ve lived in Washington DC for the past five years, and the one thing that I’ve told anyone who would listen is that I thought the city could be boring.…
LISTEN TO DEWA DORJE ON THE ORIGINAL SYNDROME PODCAST Original Syndrome episode #3 features an interview with a badass Tibetan-American standup comedian named Dewa Dorje. Being from that background, she…
There was a buzz on the playground about some secret hole. You know, down there. When I asked my sister who was three years older for a few anatomical details…
One day in 11th grade world history class, I had had enough so I announced to the teacher that until we started learning about some women, I would not be…
(Police squad car pulls over a car with a broken tail light. The two officers address the driver of the car.) “Did I do something wrong, officer?” “Broken tail light.”…
Until recently, I thought there was no right time to have a baby. My mentors had pointed out the pros of waiting (from having a better knowledge of yourself to…
Dear Mr. Blacklung, We have gotten to know each other quite well while sheltering in place for the last eight months. Especially at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2…
LISTEN TO LEIGH ANNE JASHEWAY ON THE ORIGINAL SYNDROME PODCAST Ageism is a thing. A nasty thing. Like old age itself, ageism creeps, slowly sagging, rotting from the inside, pulling…
Once again, the holiday season has rolled around. But instead of planning blow-out parties and baking dozens of cookies to share with co-workers (or eating dozens of cookies baked by…
