Moms – Swooning

Emotional Triggers

I can walk into a performance space and as the lights go down, I completely lose my cool. My heart starts beating really fast, I have a frog in my throat, and I get teary. It could be a Kindergarten Circus of 5-year-olds, or 4th row center at Jagged Little Pill… I. Am. Done. HearingContinue reading “Emotional Triggers”

Mom…Bringing Love

When I was little and my mom reached the breaking point she would scream, “GLADYS, call me Gladys, I do not want to hear the word Mom one more time, I will help you, but do not say Mom.” We found this hysterical and would call her Gladys repeatedly, hoping to drive her right overContinue reading “Mom…Bringing Love”

“The Feels”

The Feels: Swoon 56 I have been called a witch many times…witch as in someone who knows what might happen next…not as in b*tch. I have probably been called that many times too, just not to my face. I will be sitting at a show, grab on to a friend’s hand, and whisper “Are youContinue reading ““The Feels””

Hair

Hair: Swoon 54 I am half Armenian. I was born bald with a full set of thick arched eyebrows. It took me a while to grow hair on my head, but once I did…impressive. By nineteen I could grow a mustache faster than my boyfriend, like I said, I am half Armenian. I was alsoContinue reading “Hair”

Feeling Unswoonie

Feeling Unswoonie: Swoon 41 Seeing pictures of healthcare workers with bruise marks in the shape of masks was a wake up call for me. Bruises from the protective gear they tightly tape to their faces, using the same masks weeks at a time. Other pictures of health care workers wearing garbage bags, because there areContinue reading “Feeling Unswoonie”