Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
I am 18 days away from my due date, and according to doctors my baby is head-down, getting ready for birth. We're healthy! I'd like to tell every smug weirdo who has ever been unpleasant about my 20-year vegetarianism that my blood pressure has consistently been 120-over-80 for this pregnancy, but actually, I don't care… Continue reading Last Chance Before Life Change
Let me frame this in terms of what I LOVE. I love the beach, the ocean, and especially the Jersey Shore. I fantasize about bringing my baby there for the day with me. I don't practice a religion but the ocean is where I feel spiritually connected. When I lived on the Shore in 2018-2019… Continue reading What I love and what I do about it.
It feels like I've been in survival mode since the end of June. The heatwaves keep coming. This week, Hurricane Debby rolled over us, so temperatures were actually in the 70s. It's just that it stayed humid and the wind was so intense it gave me sinus migraines, blew down trees, and was disruptive overall.… Continue reading 2 Hot 2 Cloistered
Laura Eppinger 