After enough loss, grief doesn’t always look like grief anymore. Sometimes it looks like quiet, distance… and moving on faster than you think you should.
Tag: Dark Humor
Spoons, Knees, and Unrealistic Expectations
Aging isn’t about numbers—it’s about logistics. When your body starts budgeting energy like a war-time economy, spoon theory stops being a metaphor and becomes a survival strategy.
Waiting for the Apocalypse
Gen X grew up expecting the end of the world. Fallout doesn’t scare us — it comforts us. The apocalypse already happened, and somehow, we’re still standing.
Laughing in the Dark
Dark humor isn’t cruelty—it’s survival. From the Army to EMS to nursing, it’s the only way I’ve made sense of the senseless. If you’re shocked, that’s fine—my mom and my dog get it, and they’re the only jury that matters.