Author Archives: casey coombs

It’s no big secret that I possess a lot less funny after LupronGate 2009. My depression has morphed since ending the demon drug last year. Not only has my depression changed (A!N!X!I!E!T!Y!) my life in general has as well. You can only be kicked so many times before your rose colored glasses fall off andContinue reading “writing through it.”

And behold, I, the Lord, declare unto you, and my words are sure and shall not fail, that they shall obtain it. But all things must come to pass in their time. Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. D&C  64:31-33Continue reading “be not weary.”

There’s this song that the little kids sing in church about the wise man building his house on a rock and the foolish man building his house on the sand. When the rains came down and the floods came up the house on the rock stood still while the house on the sand washed away.Continue reading “genetically sandy shore.”

Look! Addie drew me a picture for my birthday…it’s her! “MOM! I’m sixteen and I have a baby! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Then there were the turtles. Allow me to subtitle the scene for you. “Click. Click. Click. Click.” Only it was more well. turtle-ish. “click……………….click…………………..click………………..cl…………..ick” She clarified later that she was “just babysitting.” But the turtlesContinue reading “turtle time.”

4.28.82 a sort of birthday palindrome. today I turn 28. 28 on the 28th. my golden birthday. For the third year, I will ask you for a comment cake full of the best things that have happened to you over the last month. Naps, jobs, babies, friends, sunshine. Anything. I look forward to it everyContinue reading “my golden birthday.”

I wrote a review on my Frigidaire Professional Series Range and Microwave. A review as if we were sitting at lunch and you asked me in all honesty if I liked my appliances. I wrote it how I’d answer you. And then I compared my microwave to a shouty NYC cab driver. I love them.Continue reading “straight up frigidaire review. word.”

“No, there is no ghost in the woods with a bloody chainsaw that cuts people in half.” “No, that’s not a ghost, it’s just geese fighting on the roof.” “Please don’t milk your (stuffed) puppy, it won’t work the way you think it will.” “Take off on your bike again without asking and I’ll cutContinue reading “my last 24 hours.”

Let me set the scene. A ballroom dance club in what we always thought was the shady side of town. Dimly lit, white Christmas lights outlining the dance floor. An average guy with fancy shoes comes over and attempts to teach Cody how to lead me, raise the bridge and check his watch. The sameContinue reading “dance class.”

Addie will be in the graduating class of 2023. It said so on her Kindergarten registration packet. I was expecting oh, you know, Kindergarten starts at 7:30 (!!). No open toe shoes. Bring some crayons. But WELCOME CLASS OF 2023! Too much. 2023 isn’t that far away. I graduated in 2000. Between today and 2023Continue reading “2023.”