Ali DIt’s Cherry Blossom Season AgainThis isn’t going to be about plants, though. It’s about renewal, rebirth, and hope. And one magical weekend in Kentucky, where the cherry…4 min read·Apr 10, 2024----
Ali DFat is Just…FatI think a lot about common tropes. Sometimes it’s out of curiosity: how did we arrive here? How did it become that this is now the…5 min read·Dec 16, 2022----
Ali DMen Are Too Easy…I Am NotI get caught a lot with my head in the clouds, thinking about why a person chooses to date/crush on/pine after/pursue another person (and…5 min read·Feb 10, 2022----
Ali DBack on the Short KingsAs a tall woman, and especially as I became a Plus-Sized Tall Woman, I always yearned to date taller guys. It didn’t happen that often, and…6 min read·Jan 6, 2022--1--1
Ali DHomeYesterday as I was struggling through a commute that I have been loathing for almost 10 years, I smiled to myself. The window was down, the…3 min read·Oct 26, 2021----
Ali DBirthdaysI have struggled every day of my adult life to feel not like I fit in, because I know I do. I make it easy for people to get to know me. I…3 min read·Jul 7, 2021----
Ali DJust ListenI’m loud, obnoxious, gregarious, forceful, and very sensitive. I was given the beautiful and simple advice from someone I admire a great…2 min read·Jun 1, 2021--1--1
Ali DFootloose and Fancy FreeAnyone who follows me on Twitter or has seen me do stand-up notices a common theme: self-deprecation. And I mean, self-deprecation to the…8 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
Ali DThe Word of the YearDisinformation. How apropos that it’s derived from Russian, when Russia has been such a key figure in the landscape of US Elections over…6 min read·Nov 5, 2020----