by Lorinda Boyer | Nov 13, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Substack
Today the calendar tells me it’s World Kindness Day. Cute. Sweet. Easy to hashtag. We slap be kind on our hoodies and our bumper stickers and call it good. But kindness isn’t a slogan. It’s a practice. A discipline. A daily choosing. And here’s the kicker no... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Nov 11, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Memories, Substack
My dad once told me he joined the Navy even though he didn’t know how to swim.He could doggie paddle and tread water like no other, he said, grinning that sideways grin of his—but never learned to truly swim. He was so young. Scared, too. But when the draft loomed, he... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Oct 14, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Memories, Substack
I wrote this story while healing from surgery, when pain had stripped away all my usual armor. My dad showed up that day with coffee and stories—his quiet way of saying you’ll make it, kid. In October of 2017, I was in an incredible amount of pain. I’d just had... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Oct 8, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Substack
Menopause was something that happened to old ladies. Not to me. As it turns out, I’m most definitely old enough for it—and more than likely creeping right on through. I’ve never thought of myself as pessimistic. I’m a glass-half-full girl. But the last couple years... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Aug 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Fun, Substack
I did a thing this weekend. I ran 5.2 miles every four hours for 24 hours, partnered up with my longtime running friend. We stitched together two races, the virtual “Stabby-Cat” (yes, that’s the real name, and yes, we loved it) and the local Hamster Endurance Run. The... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Jul 30, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Parenting, Substack
I’ve sold everything in my parents’ house. Every table, every chair, every piece they spent a lifetime planning for, saving for, fighting over and finally purchasing with pride. All of it—gone in a weekend. Sold off in bits and pieces, each item now scattered across...
