“Staunton River High School. How can I help you.” It’s raining. And there are tornado warnings. And I feel unsafe. “And how can I help you?” I don’t have an umbrella. “SIGH. Where are you?” In the back parking lot. “Ok. Hang on.“ And it may have taken him a solid 12 minutes. To get … Continue reading My Last Last Day
Author: Sunshine Richards
Natural Bear Repellant
Disclaimer: In case you’ve found this post by searching for “natural bear repellant” on the internet. I’m sorry. This is not that. This is satire. Well, actually it’s my life. But my life is basically satire. So… So, it’s freakishly beautiful in Virginia today. Cool. Clear. Lovely. And because every run I went on last … Continue reading Natural Bear Repellant
Real ID
Went to get my Real ID today. Because I wanna be prepared. When Gilead comes. And they try to make me work the colonies. I need to be able to get to Mexico. And I gathered up my file folder filled with my Real ID documents. And headed to the DMV. Approached the counter, and … Continue reading Real ID
Birth Certificate or Certificate of Birth
Went to get my Real ID today. Because I wanna be prepared. When Gilead comes. And they try to make me work the colonies. I need to be able to get to Mexico. “Do you have your birth certificate?” Yes. “Ohhhh. You didn’t get a signature on this?” On…my birth certificate? “Yes. You should have … Continue reading Birth Certificate or Certificate of Birth
Yellowstone Upper Loop
Ok. So, Rogue and Fall Risk took me back to Yellowstone. On our last day out west. Determined to at least do the upper loop. And see if it was as comparably unimpressive as the lower loop. Mostly we wanted to see the Canyon. So we woke up at 4am. And headed on over to … Continue reading Yellowstone Upper Loop
Grand Teton National Park
The entire Western United States is gaslighting us about wildlife. Marmots. Grizzlies. Moose. They’re not real. I’m convinced that the one tiny moose we saw was just a big deer. That Rogue and Fall Risk called a moose. To shut me up. We woke up at 4am yesterday morning. And left the house in time … Continue reading Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone Lower Loop
Yellowstone. This is the most accurate poster I’ve ever seen. We flew across the country. And drove across Montana. And halfway across Idaho. To see Yellowstone. And after 4800 hours of traveling. We rolled into the Air bnb. Where Host wanted to chat. For hours. While showing us all of the features of the unit. … Continue reading Yellowstone Lower Loop
Station Stress
It’s possible some of us may owe J-Vicious an apology. I’m not…entirely comfortable with the idea of apologizing to J-V. But I’m also an upstanding person. Who can admit when she was wrong. Fall Risk and I volunteered for Ironman registration day again this year. Picked one of those all day 8 hour work hours … Continue reading Station Stress
Where Have All The Water Balloons Gone?
I would like to leave now, please. “No. You’re going to just sit in this for a bit.” Because Rogue enjoys the absurd. A little too much. And Fall Risk is impervious to it. What had happened was we were having pre-movie dinner. And two women walked in. And one of them waved. In our … Continue reading Where Have All The Water Balloons Gone?
Awkward Encounters
"Oh, you live there!" And it was the way she emphasized "you.' Like, maybe I was not supposed to live there. In my home. That I bought. And pay for every month. And spend three-four days every week mowing. And cleaning. And chatting with. So I stopped. And kind of looked around myself. To make … Continue reading Awkward Encounters
Shine My Way 