Funk. Why do I have to use an asterisk when I write the word f*ck?
“Funk. Why do I have to use an asterisk when I write the word f*ck?” “Because it’s cute.” “It’s not cute, it’s totally phony.” My husband gave me the look […]
A good night for healing rituals
A good night for healing rituals. Who knew Funk would become spiritually connected! It only took him 40 frigging years. https://www.facebook.com/GloriaSquitiroAuthor/videos/690694791404019/
I’m wearing a two piece bathing suit for the first time in decades
I’m wearing a two piece bathing suit for the first time in decades, because I finally can! And you should see the looks I’m getting. Of disgust. From women. Because […]
Why does it crack me up to see my daughter terrified? I’m no good, I tell ya.
Conversations that matter. I had a friend once. Or, I thought I had a friend. We met in childbirth class. It was her first pregnancy, my second. Both of us […]
Funk is the Best I Could’ve Done?
Funk never gets jealous. Ever. Not very Italian of him. But him being a mutt and all, I guess that makes sense. In the family I grew up in, jealously […]
Get Some Therapy, Why Don’t You?
“Shut up and eat your f*cking ice cream.” I have a lot of favorite lines, but that’s one of my all-time favorites. It was uttered by 5-year old Madeleine, a […]
The New and Better Me is STILL anxious on a plane
The New and Better Me is STILL anxious on a plane. I stopped flying for twenty years, so it’s incredible that I can even get on one now. That said, […]
The Side Effects of Bravery
It takes a lot for me to get on a plane. I stopped flying for twenty years, so it’s almost a miracle that I can even get on one now. […]
Conversations That Matter
My brother Robert died a year ago. I can’t tell you how much it sucked getting that unexpected news on a train. I rarely shed tears, yet I couldn’t keep […]
You Have A Drumbeat Too
“Gloria, keep up your drumbeat. It produces a positive effect, I’m sure.” That’s a response I received to a recent newsletter. Since I actually live inside of me—I can tell […]