RiverBender Blog

RiverBender Blog: The Search for Identity Through Coffee Snobbery

I’m pleased to report that I’m slowly becoming a coffee snob. Well, sort of. I’m...

RiverBender Blog: Townie Babysits Chickens

With a deep breath, I braced myself for the harrowing experience ahead. Speed was the name of the...

RiverBender Blog: A Day of the Odd and the Curious at an STL Expo

This past weekend, I found myself at the St. Louis Oddities and Curiosities Expo. Despite the name,...

RiverBender Blog: Making My Magnum Opus Lamb Cake

It was the Saturday before Easter, and I had a problem staring right at me. Well, technically three...

RiverBender Blog: Chilling at the Coffee Shop in Small Town, U.S.A.

I enjoy loitering at coffee shops. I’ve spent a lot of hours settled into my chair, laptop...

RiverBender Blog: A Tea Party Brews Community

A few months ago, a friend of mine decided to throw a tea party. It had been over a decade since...

RiverBender Blog: Growing Into My Life and Just a Little Insecure About It

Yesterday, in my never-ending quest to say “yes” to more things, I found myself at a...

RiverBender Blog: Fear the Deer

The other night, I hit a deer. Technically, the deer hit me. It was a bad night, but no...

RiverBender Blog: Rolling With the Punches

BAM — the sound my body made as I crashed into the concrete. This is the risk of roller skating....

RiverBender Blog: Walk This Way

These boots are made for walkin’ and I’ve walked a hole right through them. I recently...

RiverBender Blog: Valentine's Day is No Big Deal

Controversial opinion, maybe, but I’ll be brave and say it: I like Valentine’s Day....

RiverBender Blog: I Married My Best Friend (Sort Of)

One year ago, I married my best friend. Well, sort of. I married him to his best friend....

RiverBender Blog: An Arkansas Adventure for My Fourth-Grade Self

In fourth grade, I did a project on Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. And two days ago, I fulfilled...

RiverBender Blog: Yoga is Less Healing, More Humility

I recently attended a yoga class, and I found out I am apparently not a yoga person. I wanted healin...

RiverBender Blog: In Defense of the Bad Tattoo I Got Last Week

I recently got a $20 tattoo. Some people might argue that this was a mistake. I am one of those...

RiverBender Blog: I Froze for Funds

There are moments in life where you take a good, hard look at yourself and wonder: Why the hell di...

RiverBender Blog: Hanging Out With My Best Friend (AKA My Grandfather)

My grandfather and I are best friends. I don’t know if he knows that, but I firmly believe...

RiverBender Blog: Choosing Compassion at Christmas

Apathy is easy. This was weighing on me recently when I was writing about another bad thing. Unfortunately,...

RiverBender Blog: I Joined the Chain Gang

Standing on the side of the road, cars speeding by with drivers craning their necks to get a good...

RiverBender Blog: Shopping Small on a Budget This Holiday Season

I have to admit something embarrassing: I recently went to Starbucks. Okay, that in and of itself...

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