Role Reboot

On Being An Adult Orphan

When my father died, I grieved. When my mother died, I fell into a void. I’ve never felt more alone in the world than I have since she died. I want to talk about The Rolling Stones today. I want to talk about books or any damned thing that isn’t today. Fuck today. I didn’t […]

Why My Mother Lied To Me About Her Age

While 30- and 40-something moms were having it out with their daughters over makeup and risque dresses, my mom was going through menopause. When I was 10 years old, my mother aged an entire decade in one night. It remains one of the single most shocking episodes of my childhood—which was really very tame, I […]