Paige Vidrine

I cut up some onions, bell peppers and celery. Then I sautéed them in oil before adding some baby Bella mushrooms. I’m preparing a veggie soup for my friends. Falling into the role of house chef was natural for me when I arrived in Durango. We ended up in a retro Airbnb in the middle… Read more

A new friend of mine called me a few weeks ago to invite me to Durango, Colorado. They wanted to know if I’d go skiing with them. “It all depends on the kids. If they can stay with friends, then I’ll know they won’t miss me.” I messaged their best friends mothers and both agreed… Read more

My alarm went off at 4am. I turned over to my phone and scrolled through the messages waiting for my response. I got to a few of them before it was time for me to throw some clothes on and get over to my employees house for pick up. I needed him at the shop… Read more

On my birthday this week I told myself that 34 was going to be my year of emotional control. “Mom! I’m not going to be emotional about this.”, I said at dinner last night when we were discussing betrayal. “Be emotional! You can! That’s the Italian in us!”, she replied. In that moment I saw… Read more

I walked into Ground Zero(https://www.groundzerobiloxi.com)Jazz Club in Biloxi Friday night around 8:15pm. I was impressed by the three story venue. After paying the cover fee I walked to the bar to wait on my date, the handsome, dark skinned, pharmaceutical researcher I met a few weeks ago. He told me to meet him at 8:30pm,… Read more

The lunar cycle is quite miraculous. A lot of people don’t realize just how in tune we are with the planetary system. It really blows my mind when humans pretend to be machines. I guess it makes sense being that the men who rule the world need us to be machines in order to keep… Read more