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
Month: June 2017
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
International Widows’ Day
The first International Widows’ Day was formally honored in 2005. It’s acknowledged on the same day every year, June 23rd,… Read more International Widows’ Day
Your Parents Must Be So Proud
It was one of those rare moments in one-night stand history when both parties involved are actually coherent enough to… Read more Your Parents Must Be So Proud
Carrie Fisher’s Toxicology Report
As Gia took a sip from what was turning out to be her fourth old fashioned, she turned to Antony,… Read more Carrie Fisher’s Toxicology Report
Magnets
For some reason, his name was Sparky. It was, perhaps originally, a loving epithet designed to warn anyone first meeting… Read more Magnets
If You Give A Vagabond A Mattress
If you give a vagabond a mattress, chances are she’s going to want some sheets to go with it. When… Read more If You Give A Vagabond A Mattress
Raw Nerves
It’s still presumptuous, even now, in the twenty-first century, for a woman to take the initiative in asking a guy… Read more Raw Nerves
Pod People
People are always insisting you should listen to their favorite podcast. Like you’re going to glean some arcane knowledge of… Read more Pod People
Pool Party
You tell me it’s not healthy to listen to “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now,” not ever and certainly… Read more Pool Party
Literary Bitch 