Michele Catalano·Oct 15, 2021elsewhereYou can find me here now. I am no longer writing here on medium, but you can subscribe to my newsletter at the link, where I write essays a…
Michele Catalano·Feb 10, 2021Music Writer’s Exercise 2021For the third year in a row, I am participating in #MWE, an exercise where you listen to one new-to-you album every day in the month of…A response icon1A response icon1
Michele Catalano·Nov 26, 2020on gratitudeGratitude normally comes easy. You can sit down and tick off a list of things you’re thankful for in under a minute. Family, friends, life…A response icon1A response icon1
Michele Catalano·Nov 22, 2020Anxiety and depression are lonely afflictions.I’ve tried to explain my general anxiety disorder to people before, how it’s not just like being nervous about a specific event, but more…
Michele Catalano·Nov 12, 2020WorthyDo for yourself, people tell me. Treat yourself well. Indulge every once in a while.A response icon2A response icon2
Michele Catalano·Nov 9, 2020My family hates watching Jeopardy!7pm weeknights were always earmarked for Jeopardy! Even on nights when there was a Yankees or Islanders game scheduled for the same time…
Michele Catalano·Nov 2, 2020no controlMy therapist is really fond of trying to get me to not worry about things I can’t control. I laugh sometimes because the entire foundation…
Michele Catalano·Oct 31, 2020the return of the cryI was maybe ten, standing in the parking lot of a hospital with my cousins, waving to my aunt who was on the fifth floor supposedly waving…A response icon1A response icon1
Michele Catalano·Oct 27, 2020the divorce of thingsIt was 2010 or so, a warm summer day, when an internet friend from a few states away backed into my driveway with her pickup. We loaded…A response icon1A response icon1
