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Loneliness
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This is what not acting out sexually can look like
Read moreI find myself with some minutes to spare – a window between obligation A and obligation B. I have lots of work I could, should do, of course. But none of it is so pressing that it must be done now. I’m…
The etiology of shame
Read moreThe other day, I wrote about some of my self-destructive impulses, about how, when lonely, I sometimes act (and often feel compelled to act) in ways that simultaneously exacerbate the sense of loneliness and make me feel responsible for that…
Gossip
Read moreI don’t, generally, think of myself as being “above” gossip. Occasionally I purvey, and/or consume, gossip. More than I’d like. But the other day, I learned a particularly juicy collection of morsels of gossip. And it left me feeling… icky.…