The Wormlips Scrapbook

I wish I’d taken a picture of my tattoo before my first zapping session, so I knew what it had looked like. I’d hardly ever seen it, really, on account of my head’s inability to swivel 180 degrees. But here’s what it looks like two days after the first laser treatment. I think the orange-y [...]

I think I bit myself in my sleep. When I woke up yesterday I saw a fresh bruise on my forearm, still bleeding dramatically under my skin. It was an oval shape, rather like a bite. To the best of my knowledge, no other human or beast had been in the room with me during [...]

My younger daughter, who turned 22 today, just got a phone call from the Peace Corps. They’ve accepted her into their ranks. The application process is grueling and they admit only about one in four applicants, so this is a giant honor. She has a week in which to decide whether or not to head [...]