Eshwrites

LATEST ARTICLES ( 20 )

• Nocturally Speaking

  I’m the most productive at night. People sometimes ask if that’s a genetic thing, but I can promise you it’s not – I come from a family that Needs Sleep. A lot... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon

  

  Tlhis is the first book I’ve read this year and it has set the bar very high for whatever book I read next. This mesmerizing novel by Rachel Lynn Solomon takes ... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #CarrieOnForever

  

  I’ve been wanting to write something on Carrie Fisher since she passed away, but I couldn’t get the words out to do it, so I kept putting it off. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• That One Time a Random Author Changed My Life.

  

  Last week I got to meet someone who changed my life and now I am no longer scared of publishing my collection of essays. Once I made it public that it was... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Changing My Career Trajectory… and It’s Kind of Scary

  

  I’ve been writing young adult (YA) fiction for about a decade. Five books, about 100 (seriously!) lit agencies and endless revisions … Stressful. Frustrating. S... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Went to a College Football Game This Weekend…

  

  … and I was scared the entire time. My husband asked me to go with him to a football game for this weekend. Trying to earn some Wife Points, I said absolutely,... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Absolute Runaround of Medical Facilities

  

  I’m currently sitting in my office. That’s right, I went back to work rough 36 hours after discharge, which is a record, apparently. Mostly I just slept,... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Just Paid for a Birthday Party for an 8 Year Old Boy I’ve Never Met.

  

  It's been a rough 6 months in my little corner of Texas. I've been hospitalized five times for pneumonia, two of my friends (spouses) died 17 days... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hug a Nurse. Right Now.

  

  A nurse saved my life last week. Another nurse saved my life this past June. Yet another one saved my life in January 2016. How did they save my life? Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Persistence

  

  I spent the day in the ER and a couple hours ago I was admitted to the hospital. Here’s my story: Woke up with a fever. Fortunately, I already had a previously... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let’s Get Real About Infertility.

  

  In 1999 I had an abdominal surgery to rebuild my bladder out of colon. While I was in there, they removed my severely deformed and non-functioning uterus. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Went Through School Being Bullied, and I Wish I Would Have Spoken up More Abou...

  

  I’ve been bullied, on a regular basis, most of my life. It started in preschool, and from a young age I just presumed it came with the package when you’re barel... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Doctor Outside My Door

  

  , You have got to be kidding me. You have a brand new doctor cornered and you’re giving her hell in a very public way about something that wasn’t a huge deal.... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yep, I’m a B*tch. (And I’m Perfectly Fine with It.)

  

  I had surgery this afternoon – a routine esophageal procedure that keeps me from being able to eat solid food. I like solid food. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yep, I’m a Bitch. (And I’m Perfectly Fine with It.)

  

  I had surgery this afternoon – a routine esophageal procedure that keeps me from being able to eat solid food. Because I am allergic to so many meds, I make... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Stitches

  

  ​​As most of my friends an family know, I’ve been a die hard crocheter from when I was 6 years old.. My home health nurse taught me the basics during the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nerve Pain Sucks.

  

  As I mentioned a few days ago, I had to go through tests because they thought I had a tumor on my heart’s left ventricle… it turns out that it’s just an... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fear and All That Comes With It

  

  Yesterday (Thursday, 2/9) I had a cardiac MRI. They had to get an IV in me, which is a pain in the ass because my veins SUCK. It took twelve tries, four people... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The New Immigration Laws Scare the Hell out of Me.

  

  So most people know this, but I’ll say it here – I’m married to an immigrant. He was born and raised in Copenhagen, got a Danish education (paid by the local... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• … and in the Beginning.

  

  My story is both unique and not unique. I was born with a rare collection of birth defects, which are under the medical umbrella known as “VACTERL”. They’re a... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION