PinnedAnnie ChesnutThumbs Down My relationship with Planned Parenthood and those who despise it.Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning I drive downtown, headed to one of the 50-plus parks that serve our California community.Mar 30Mar 30
PinnedAnnie ChesnutHomeAbout twenty years ago, I participated in a conversation with a colleague who was trying to stress the equal importance of images and text…Mar 4, 2016Mar 4, 2016
Annie ChesnutVirginia SitsVirginia sits in her big leather lounge chair, ankles crossed, applying lipstick. “I can’t really start my day until my lipstick is on,”…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
Annie ChesnutMy College EssayMy daily commute used to take me through some of the most beautiful country in New York State, from farmland to Fahnestock Park to the…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Annie ChesnutPimple Pop ArtI first learned about Internet Pimple Popping from my hair stylist, who’s about 25 and a master of social media. One day she identified…Apr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018
Annie ChesnutBosch and MeI first got to know the fictional detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch through the Amazon TV show that bears his last name. I then moved on…Apr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018
Annie ChesnutCancer ScareThe first time I had a breast cancer scare I was in my early thirties and working for a high-end Manhattan graphic design firm. We designed…Apr 3, 2016Apr 3, 2016
Annie ChesnutTransplantWhen I told an old friend of mine from the Bay Area that we were moving to the Inland Empire, she replied, “Where’s that?”Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
Annie ChesnutMy Pain StoryWhen I had my first cluster headache I was in my early 30s working in the printing industry and traveling to printing plants all over the…Feb 28, 20161Feb 28, 20161
Annie ChesnutOn Throwing Things OutBack in my first career with a graphic design studio in New York, I heard a very wise man lecture on the value of throwing things out. He…Feb 28, 2016Feb 28, 2016
