Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There’s no lack of research out there that proves the more support LGBTQ youth have, the more likely they are to survive and thrive. And since Dolly Parton is an amazing human being who gives her best self to all of us all the time, her teaming up with a well-known drag queen to support...

Whenever the question “what superpower would you want” comes up, there’s always at least one person who wants to be invisible. With a generation (plus) of kids lusting after Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak among us, I have to guess that still applies with kids today. I mean sure, you might hear and see some things...

Almost nothing is as frustrating as employers who have rules that seem totally arbitrary, or that are applied so selectively it can be impossible to get a handle on how you’re supposed to behave on the job. Luckily, there are always those employees who will maliciously comply with what they’re told to do, giving employers...

Chances are, you probably know someone who eats “gluten free.” It’s become something of a fad, with even people who have no medical reason to eschew gluten sure that doing so makes them “feel better.” And you know, everyone can decide for themselves what they do and do not want to eat. For people with...

As an author, I can tell you that we spend as much time coming up with the perfect opening line as we do with the right last one – although for me, final lines are easier. I think it’s because the story is told, the characters are well-loved (or hated) friends, and how it ends...

As long as it’s lighthearted, I kind of love the goodnatured ribbing between generations. As someone from GenX, of course, it doesn’t bother me because everyone always forgets we exist, so we hardly ever get dragged. Boomers, though, have a lot to answer for – like these 14 totally legit questions that we need answers...

We all have one of those days now and again – the kind where nothing goes right, and you just have that sinking feeling that nothing is going to go right, either, until you wake up again the following morning. Looking at posts like that about other people’s days, then, make us feel a bit...

Everyone has a bad day now and then. You know the kind–nothing is going right and you want to throw in the towel, but it’s like only ten in the morning. It’s kind of nice, then, to see that other people struggle on occasion, too…and these 13 people are definitely not having the best of...

It’s not that we want other people to have a bad day now and then, it’s just that we enjoy knowing that we’re not the only ones who struggle can sometimes be a comfort. And if you’re looking to feel a bit better about your own quagmire, these 16 people are definitely in it, too....

Y’all, listen. Getting old really isn’t that bad – there are plenty of upsides, with my favorite being not having to fix my hair and also not caring what random people think about my hair. The downsides are mostly pain-related, if you ask me. It happens to all of us, and like these 13 people,...

The fact is that every last one of us – if we’re lucky – will get old. What’s really funny is how hard it is to even remember what you were like when you were young, once you reach a certain age. Like, I guess there’s nothing to do but just accept the inevitable. These...

Working with Make-a-Wish kids has got to be depressing at times. You’re constantly talking to and working with kids who have terminal diseases or who have had a too-rough time in life (and their families), you’re thinking about how to make their time more special, things like that. The workers are probably very tickled to...

First of all, can I just say that I’m so glad there are people out there who do this job, because I think it would be way too depressing. Kids who are sick and unable to live a normal life deserve some happiness and smiles, though, so it’s awesome that people take it on. That...

We all have our favorite jokes, references, and funny sayings that have stuck with us over time. They’re from favorite movies, things our grandparents might of said, or a part of a joke we heard once that we just can’t forget. The best is when we find someone who gets it, because then we know...

The best villains are people you can see their point of view, and maybe even be a little sympathetic toward. We’re all the heroes of our own stories, of course, so most “bad guys” believe they are doing things for the right reason. If your audiences end up rooting for the bad guy to win,...