Entitled Millennial. Dog Mother. Amateur Comic. Birthright Child. Gym Girlie. Stereotypically Unbalanced Gemini. Festival Flower. Silly Goose. Prominent People-Pleaser.

I kicked off this project as a collegiate-level feminist (10 years ago!) with an insatiable urge to throw all of my angst into the abyss. After I graduated, I got soft around the edges and Down With The Norm became more of a diary. Nowadays, I’m not sure that I have any particular goal or function in mind here, except for to write.

Writing has always come naturally to me and has brought me much solace through the turmoils that life inevitably brings, and every therapist that I’ve seen thus far has advised that I keep at it, so… doctor’s orders. Poetry, jokes, musings, opinion pieces, you name it. You’ll find all of that here.

If you’ve been with me for a while, welcome back! If you’re new, tell all your friends. We’re only doing this for clicks and giggles, right?

-M.