The first time I cleaned an apartment for money, I started sobbing throughout the process. It wasn’t like I was… Read more Keep This Place Clean
And Still I Prefer to Shit in Public
Having roommates at a certain age in New York is a lot with having sex with someone you’ll never see… Read more And Still I Prefer to Shit in Public
Wisdom Teeth, Jamba Juice
What she liked most about her mother was that she wasn’t maternal. Not in the conventional “I’m slightly overweight and… Read more Wisdom Teeth, Jamba Juice
He Got the Better Cup of Coffee
I had taken to holing up inside of the apartment I was subletting in Edinburgh. The man who lived there… Read more He Got the Better Cup of Coffee
You Gave Me A Yeast Infection, Now How About a Job?
“Hey, so this is going to sound a little strange, but we had sex about seven years ago now when… Read more You Gave Me A Yeast Infection, Now How About a Job?
The Saloon Is Closed
The saloon where I realized we were more than a one-night stand is closed. Where I thought I was merely… Read more The Saloon Is Closed
Origin of the Hamburger
Saleem bit into his hamburger with marked gusto. More gusto than anyone other than a vampire delving into a neck… Read more Origin of the Hamburger
The Stay
Anywhere. Anywhere but home. That was always Paul’s motto. That’s how he constantly found himself booking hotel rooms at the… Read more The Stay
Daddy Said Life’s Not Like the Movies
I wish Daddy had told me sooner that life wasn’t like the movies. Hadn’t set me up with such a… Read more Daddy Said Life’s Not Like the Movies
The Movie Theater Bruise Infliction
Even when Ramona was in a couple, she hated couples. And it wasn’t because the person she had been with… Read more The Movie Theater Bruise Infliction
