Erica — Messy Diaries
Funny, messy personal essays about grief, family, identity, teaching, loss and the absurd parts of real life.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 50 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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The Urologist From Hell
The year was 2016, and I woke up looking like a Goodyear Blimp. Sure, I wasn’t pooping daily, and when I did, a tiny dry pebble fell out like I’d struck oil. After paying out the urethra for a 1.2-second checkup with my gyno, plus bloodwork...
The Mother Truth Staring Me Down
It took me twenty-two years to see what was right in front of me.
I spent my childhood trying to diagnose my mother. It was the 1980s. There was no Google, just a lot of clues and nobody to tell me what they meant.
Theory One: Dark Skies...
Unsolicited Advice From My Uterus
I swear on my life I could perform a transvaginal ultrasound at this point. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and taught middle school for nineteen years. Those are my only qualifications.
I’ve also had at least a hundred million of...
The $8,000 Surgery That Fixed Nothing
“Doctor Ahole”—name changed to protect the guilty—”I have periods that won’t stop. I’m losing too much blood. I’m bloated. My joints hurt. I’m gaining weight, not sleeping, constipated. My voice is hoarse. My brain feels like fog. My abdome...
365 Days Ago
One year ago today, I was lost.
I was walking through my neighborhood with her funeral playing in my earbuds, like it was just another podcast. I was staring at a box of her ashes. I reread our last text messages until I had them memorized...
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I write funny, messy personal essays about grief, family, identity & other uncomfortable parts of life. Sometimes I make you laugh before I make you cry. Published in Sheepshead, Assignment Lit + others.
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