Archive - A Star is Dying

comedy can save you

As an adult, I’ve never been proud of being an artist.

Jul 7 •

February 2025

nostalgic for jesus

Recently I was singing “Awesome God” by Rich Mullins, a mainstay from my Christian childhood, when my four-year-old son shrieked at me to stop.

Feb 19 •

July 2024

thirsty thursdays

Babies grow every day, but if you’re with them every day, the growth is nearly impossible to see.

Jul 22, 2024 •

April 2024

no one has died

Before children, I considered myself a busy person.

Apr 10, 2024 •

March 2024

On Tuesday, February 27, I had to call in sick to work.

Mar 7, 2024 •

October 2023

halloween people

Growing up, my family was not composed of Halloween People.

Oct 31, 2023 •

September 2023

consider this a warning

People did not warn me about motherhood.

Sep 5, 2023 •

May 2023

bombing in rural wisconsin

Last month, I do a show in an Irish pub in Illinois, just across the border from Wisconsin.

May 11, 2023 •

April 2023

I had been trying to get pregnant for nearly a year.

Apr 4, 2023 •

July 2022

"is she really hitting on that grandma?"

Some comedians love crafting a joke.

Jul 25, 2022 •

April 2022

good comic/bad mom

When I was a child, we lived next door to a family with kids our age.

Apr 29, 2022 •

March 2022

"how many of these guys have we hooked up with?"

Stand-up is not just telling jokes into a microphone.

Mar 29, 2022 •

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