I make the worst vegetarian. I packed a meat-free lunch for the first time today. I have this crazy idea that being a weekday vegetarian and a weekend omnivore would be a nice thing. Maybe a weekday pescatarian. (I could eat sushi every day...) On paper, this is the best idea in the world. I've … Continue reading On Meat and Sisters →

Last night I woke up in a full sweat, heart thudding out of my chest, lost to my present location. I can't remember the whole dream, but instead, I'm stuck with the end playing over on repeat in my head. A nightmare I can't quite wake from. A gunshot rang out and when I close … Continue reading On Insomnia and Nightmares →

Having a small obsession with film started young. My first live action movie was Star Wars (This one was mostly about westerns but I mention Star Wars too - Bras Chocolate, and Westerns). I can't say whether it was Star Wars or my father who is more to blame for my love of movies. Likely … Continue reading Video Rentals →

I was never in love with my name growing up. I always thought it made a better last name than first. It wasn't until my twenties that I came around to embracing Miranda. I can remember a distinct conversation I had with my mother once upon a time. "Why did you name me Miranda?" My … Continue reading On Mirandas →

Seanan McGuire's fourth installment in her Wayward Children series, In An Absent Dream, was magic. I loved this book series from the start. It pulled me into Neverland and never let me go. I have taken adventures into the mist and darkness with a mad scientist and a vampire king. To chaos worlds where people … Continue reading In An Absent Dream →

Last night I consumed something I was allergic too. I was lucky and only subjected to a rash on my cheeks, light hives on my neck, itchy skin, nothing a couple of Benadryl wouldn't solve and a bit of makeup would cover up this morning. I don't, however, know what caused it, which is more … Continue reading On Allergies →

For the first time in my life, I took a Spring Break trip. I've always wanted to and let's face it, life's to short not to check those bucket list boxes as often as we can. Now is the part where you ask, where did you go, Miranda? Oh, thanks for inquiring, let me tell … Continue reading On Spring Break →

I'm sitting at the coffee shop for the first time in months, writing. I used to come here all the time and fall into my computer. It was the first thing I wanted to do every morning. I'd try to get whatever chores or errands that needed completion finished as soon as possible just so … Continue reading On Time →

When I lived on the OP I had quite the little group of friends who played Magic The Gathering. They'd come into my bar and play in the corner. I would watch them sort cards or get excited about some new expansion something or other coming out in the days that would follow. I'd sort … Continue reading On Magic The Gathering →

My favorite holiday has always been birthdays. Not only mine but other peoples as well. It's an entire day set aside to celebrate the people you love. Not that we need an occasion, but let's face it, having one is always kind of nice. Since I was a youngin, I've been theming my parties. One … Continue reading On Birthdays →