Musings inspired by a fridge magnet — My Anne Taintor refrigerator magnet, depicting a mature woman coiffed, made up, and dressed in 1950s fashion, serves as a daily affirmation though I have no desire to attain that level of grooming. This piece is dedicated to Quasimodo, Michael Trigg, and Nancy Peckenham — you’re inspirational, and perhaps you…

Are young women smarter now? — My #MeToo stories are footnotes from the 1970s and ’80s in my own personal soap opera. This isn’t a moving tale of heartbreak and recovery from awful experiences. Months ago I wrote a history of my boobs, which included the pinch story below until I realized I had more. Thankfully…

Wordle invite U to the medical & body party — Tired of Wordle reads based on words U can’t enter daily? That’s no way to prep your smart, well-verse brain for play, stat. Mirth could occur if we evict sense. Holly trust Wordle-friendly words herein be no sweat distinguishable minus counting.¹ No strong vigor, woozy — sleep no goody? Maybe…

MuddyUm is a retirement gamechanger — It feels odd when people start assuming you’re humorous lateish in life. I’ve always identified as weird, not funny. Early on, I moused around gloomily, sure I’d die before Y2K. In an earthquake. But this moody, introverted bookworm knew things could be worse. As a faithful teen reader of Dear…

I’m trying to live a normal life here, guys —

Story collection + tips hitchhiking in the Guide — 🦜 This is an Index story 🦜️ Its content appears in a guide I drafted obsessively as a newbie Mudditor before lists were available. It’s a perpetual work in process. Lists and stories are cross-pollinating. I feel like I’m inside a Möbius strip, and this is only my second G2MU Edition story. MuddyUm house — err, ship-keeping…

Organized by month for your convenience — 🦜 This is an Index story 🦜️ Links are the friend variety — freely readable by all. Some stories are written by my Mudditor peeps. I have handwritten meeting notes for most Muddy meetings since January. It’ll do you no good to ask for them. Even I have trouble reading my accursed cursive. January 2022 “There’s a Lot of…

Fresh dreck for your brain & mouth — What’s up with Wordle stories containing mostly words you can’t enter daily? That’s no way to train your brain for play. Sleep city. Not so, below. Awake & smell daisy. RECAP of rules in A Wordle Brain Prompt Promo Tease Italics or single quotes identify un-Wordle-worthy words herein unless they're…