Allison AlterFamily TiesAnother Florida trip to visit a grandmother I had virtually no relationship with. I requested to go bra shopping. No idea why. I didn’t…1 min read·1 day ago----
Allison AlterGhost StoriesTo paraphrase (and be a little pretentious…as one does), the 17th century French philosopher, Descartes, said that maybe the only thing we…2 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Allison AlterCrazy BarriersI wasn’t always the partially well-adjusted middle-aged adult I am today. It’s been a long path with plenty of things to feel embarrassed…6 min read·Mar 27, 2024----
Allison AlterThe Cost of ThingsWe have convoluted and backwards notions of humanity. It’s a constantly shifting rating scale who is most worthy, and who we should leave…6 min read·Mar 15, 2024----
Allison AlterForward ThinkingI’m usually better at getting this thing out before the calendar page officially turns to January, but here we are, and I’m still not sure…8 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Allison AlterHelping HandsI like taking on impossible things. Tasks with a high probability of failure. The more convoluted the path forward, the better. I like…3 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Allison AlterLife Happens When All Else FailsI’ve been feeling itchy all day. I want to write…don’t know what to write about. For the past several years I’ve completed a gratitude…6 min read·Nov 24, 2023----
Allison AlterThe Journey of Thousands of Miles…There are some things that bother me about the rigmarole of discussion about illegal immigration…beyond the hordes of bigots that feel…3 min read·Aug 30, 2023----
Allison AlterA Case for the ArtsI teach creative writing in prisons. It’s remote through correspondence at the moment, but my program is popular. The skill levels of my…5 min read·Jul 31, 2023----
Allison AlterI’ve been grueling over this piece for months and that’s before I became distracted and stuck…In any case, the months it’s taken me to move on this will be added to the heaping guilt I’ve managed to pile on myself about not spending…17 min read·Dec 23, 2022----