I hated her with every fiber of my being.
In the beginning, she was merely a symbol, a wrecking ball that invaded our family and smashed it apart. I didn’t ask her name for a long time. If I knew her name that would make her a real person who…
What kind of world are we leaving them?
I have to confess that I can’t wait to be a Grandma. No pressure on my kids, of course, but I’m hoping I can help take care of their little ones. I’d let their babies sleep on my chest for hours. When they got older I’d get down on the…
What happens when it’s time to grow up?
It all started with a Mickey’s Big Mouth.
My best friend Kim showed up at my mother’s apartment hiding two Mickey’s in her purse. She motioned me to come outside and led me to the back of our building. She smiled as she handed me one of the beers.
“My…
For even the most sensitive of us.
I’ve always been super sensitive. Just one unkind word used to cause me to crumble in a heap of tears. When I hear a little kid crying in a store, I almost cry myself. …
When mania gets out of control.
Despite all the personal stories I’ve written over the years, I’ve never been comfortable writing or talking about my sex life. It’s not really anybody’s business; however, I think hypersexuality as a result of bipolar disorder is important to address. For a long time, I didn’t connect the two or…
It’s more complicated than you think.
Watching the video on the news nearly broke me today.
It consisted of additional police body-cam video of Gabby Petito giving her side of the domestic dispute that got her and her boyfriend pulled over. …
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
During the four months that my family has lived in North Carolina, it’s become glaringly obvious that it’s an expensive place to live. It’s not so much like cutting back on a few things here and there. No, it’s more like the kind of expensive where you pay for food…
Should I celebrate this milestone?
I used to drink all day long.
It was a secret to almost everybody. Nobody would have believed that a person my size (barely over five feet tall and 110 pounds) was drinking 10+ vodka shots a day. Near the end of my drunk time, all I had to do…
I don’t want to be trapped in the misery of wasted days.
A year or so ago, I felt life was going in a good direction. I was lucky enough to be a writer who was paid fairly well for a while. The dream I had since I was ten years old was actually coming true. …
She’s never satisfied.
My first husband thought he knew everything about me. We were married for sixteen years, and I spent more of that time with him than anybody else. He presumed a lot and acted entitled to know everything I said and did even after our divorce. …
Glenna Gill
My memoir, “When I Was Lost,” is available now. Stay in touch with me at www.glennagill.com
