Is it raining where you are? This Monday feels like it was ripped out of a movie. Is it a movie you play over and over or one you wish you never saw?

Long relationships are no walk in the park and it’s easy to mistake stability for monotony. How do you know the difference between a relationship that needs spicing up and a love that has run its course?

Where do you draw the line between growing old together and just plain growing old?

Breakups are never easy but nobody said it would be 1000000x more difficult when you shared your home with your ex. 

Instagram fashionista Anne and I discuss the journey On What It Was Like To Get Over You took from blog to podcast, why washing your bedsheet three times is not enough, and how to turn your empty shell back into a home after your lover leaves.

Chime in on Twitter: What’s the first thing you do after your ex moves out? Don't forget to tag me @citybuoy.

Fact and fiction collide in this story that weaves back and forth from the present to the past.

Originally published in April 2017 on citybuoy.blogspot.com.

Today is my podcast’s first monthaversary and so I thought I’d celebrate with a quick episode.

In sitting down with Makoy, I mentioned a story that I wrote a few years ago. It took me a while to find it but I finally traced it back to an unfinished project called 0.1 where I paired PostSecret postcards with 100-word stories. I’m excited to be able to share it with you today.

Thank you for listening to the first month of The Stories I Wish You Heard. Here’s #29 from Project 0.1.

We need to talk. It's not you, it's me. I need space. Break-up lines are a dime a dozen. Does the perfect one exist?

Makoy from The GAMChat Podcast and I discuss the journey Your Umbra, My Penumbra took from blog to podcast, whether the perfect break-up line exists, and the lovers who leave us wanting to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart at the top of our lungs.

Chime in on Twitter: Are you still waiting for the sun to come back? Don't forget to tag me @citybuoy.

A man is lost in thought in the middle of a solar eclipse.

Originally published in August 2017 on citybuoy.blogspot.com.

Cinammon? Chocolates? Good old-fashioned gisa? It seems like everything was designed to turn us on. 

Foodie superstar Mhyre and I discuss the journey On Love And Food took from blog to podcast, which Korean food you must try (and avoid!) when visiting Seoul, and if great chefs really do make great liars. 

Chime in on Twitter: If you could make one dish to impress someone you like, what would it be? Don't forget to tag me @citybuoy.

In the middle of summer, a couple uncovers the secret ingredient to make any dish taste good.