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Livin' Like Gypsies
That's not very PC is it? Aren't gypsies among the persecuted millions whose race, religion, or ethnicity we white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants are no longer allowed to stereotype? Yet, a black comedian can make farcical jokes about white people 'til the fried chickens come home to roost in the watermelon patch... Whoops. I did it again. Shame on ( Read more... ) -
Letter of Recommendation for a Job at Chik-Fil-A
November 18, 2010 ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Time for a reboot
Oh, I dunno... maybe "Go fuck yourself"? -
Divorce
"Do you remember Mike's last name?" I asked my husband tonight while I put away the dishes. I had been thinking about stories, too many stories. I'd already pitched three of them in a Word document, plus their caveats and addendums via email, to my writing class, and now I was thinking about more ( Read more... ) -
Marriage
My husband is away on a business trip. I spent the day in silence. I could hear the neighbors' conversations and laughter through the walls. I knew who was speaking, I just didn't know what each was saying. I heard the theme song from "The Office" coming out of the wall on the other side of our house. Strange living in a rowhouse. I listened ( Read more... ) -
All Apologies: My Biggest Regret
24 years ago I played a game with my first boyfriend that I'd played many times before with other friends. He and I sat in the backseat together while my mother drove us to the mall. In low tones, I rattled off a series of some of the most wildly inappropriate comments that my fourteen year-old mind could think up, ( Click here for more )