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Dooce Divorce Part 3: Shit is getting real
We were sitting at the kitchen table of our rented home. The one where we used to be a family. The kitchen had loud floral wallpaper with foil in it. The table was a built-in with a banquette seat in...
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A writer, not a brand
I watched a clip of Heather Armstrong being interviewed on “Today.” In all of these years, I’ve never seen her speak or move. To me, she exists only in photographs. I was surprised to hear her Southern...
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Keeping my promise
I know, I know, East Coast. I said I’d post on Wednesday. I worked on 3 different drafts today, but nothing got finished. Pringles has an internal alarm that senses when I’m working and goes off in the...
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What my daughter gave me time to write tonight
I keep trying to squeeze in some writing here and there. For example, when I put 10 month-old (already?!) Pringles in the high chair, I tap out a few paragraphs if I can focus. The result is many...
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Query Commentary: Is Dooce Getting a Divorce?
One of the features of WordPress’ stats page is a list of searches that lead readers to my blog. Most of the top ones are variations on my name. For a long time “Kelle Hampton annoying” regularly made...
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Query Commentary II: Hey Google, is Kelle Hampton an annoying pregnant...
This article is the second in my series of query commentary wherein I take the queries that lead readers to my blog and respond to them. I don’t always know the answers, but am happy to project and...
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Kim Kardashian and Sex Politics
Kim Kardashian announced this week she is 12 weeks pregnant with Kanye West’s child. The Mayan prediction for the end of the world may have been about 6 months too early. Kim Kardashian is the most...
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One, Two, Three: Talk Shit
That is what Toxic Best Friend would say whenever someone left the room. What is it about drama and bitch fights that some of us find so entertaining? I know, some are above it and have no problem...
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Mean Girl Interrupted
The Bloggers Anonymous blogspot dot com. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! (deep breath) AH hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! (wiping tears). It’s like they love me. First, Kelle Hampton...
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Mommies in Melancholia
The latest trend in Mommy Blogging appears to be confessing to your mental illness. Anxiety and depression are the new “Aden and Anais” must-have muslin swaddle blankets. We’re wrapping ourselves in...
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