• First World (Comic Book Kickstarter Campaign)

    So…comics aren’t REALLY my thing.  And I’m kind of sitting here, writing and re-writing the same intro.  The topic feels foreign and unnatural to me…it’s like writing a term paper. BUT…I think people who have talent and passion and ambition DESERVE ATTENTION!  YES!  Even…..if you are married but separated from them and going to counseling […]

  • Let ‘Em Pop, Bro.

    Last month, when the separation was fresh and raw, and I wasn’t really sure what the fate of Glitter & Bruises would be…I made a promise. I promised that I would post a humiliating picture of myself when I reached 500 fans on Facebook. I hadn’t even hit the 400 mark yet.  So like, I […]

  • If You’re True To Yourself, Everything Will Fall Into Place

    I’m not sure what’s up with the cosmos, but if you dig into my career history, you’ll notice a Professional Push pattern emerges during the month of February.  I’m a Cancerian, and I’m wondering if that has anything to do with planetary lineup in my career house at this time of year.  I don’t know […]

  • The Snowphia (A Hot Mess In A Dirty Dress)

    Don’t throw a pity party for me or anything, but Valentine’s Day sort of just sneaked up on me this year.  Last night I had this paralyzing thought:  “OH SHIT, I HAVE NO ONE.  I AM GOING TO BE ALL ALONE ON VALENTINE’S DAY.  OMG I’M DESTINED FOR COBWEBBAGINA.” So when I woke up this […]

  • Doilies And Plastic Covered Furniture

    Check out the wallpaper behind me.  It’s so old, it’s actually kind of pimp.  I am blogging to you today–a quick little bloggity-blog update–live from my new (temporary) Command Central….my brother’s childhood bedroom.  My laptop sits on his old bureau sits on a table length doily that spans the length of his bureau. My butt […]

  • The Beginning

    The idea of a memoir came before the blog.  I had trudged through half of 2013 with nothing fantastic to report.  But the cycle of gut-wrenching crises that put me (literally) flat on my back, in bed, paralyzed with a 2-3 day I-Can’t-Go-On depression…almost became comical.  Almost.  Every time I emerged from the depths of […]

  • Happy New Year, Like Ten Days Late.

    The only good thing to happen to me in 2013 was the birth of this website, and even then—it only became a reality because of shitty circumstances that left me no choice but to walk out on my job the month before. When Christmas was over, I eased into Buffer Week…that seven day stretch where […]

  • That Christmas When No One Had A Job

    A few things happened since 12/25 that delayed the publishing of my Christmas blog post.  Parenting.  Relaxing.  Surprise snowfall.  Enjoying time with family.  Tearing open new toys and putting them together.  Sleep, sleep, and more sleep.  Aaaaaaaand…disgust, anger, and depression.  Yeah. Chances are, when you casually admit to not feeling much in the way of […]

  • We All Need To Hear This…from Raja Gemini

    The buzz on Facebook today is how unseasonably warm it is—it feels more like the first day of Spring…not the first day of Winter. I haven’t seen anyone mention that this is the one year anniversary of the date the world was supposed to end. If you’re reading this–congratulations on surviving the, um…apocalypse-type-thing. No, seriously.  […]

  • Not Nice Kitty Is Not Nice (Yiayia’s Cat, Dimitri)

    Meet Dimitri.  He lives with my Mom and Dad.  He’s a nasty son-of-a-bitch. A Scrooge, in feline form. Watch what happens when I wish him a “Merry Christmas.” Pussy ain’t about that. Want more Ferocious Pussy?  LIKE Glitter & Bruises on Facebook HERE.