When you “claim” to be a writer to people, they have this tendency to look you up and down with… Read more For A Writer, You Sure Are A Such and Such
When you “claim” to be a writer to people, they have this tendency to look you up and down with… Read more For A Writer, You Sure Are A Such and Such
It was almost annoyingly fitting to take the California Car Service to JFK for my flight to Los Angeles. The… Read more Comafornia®™
Going to a movie in the theater isn’t “done” anymore–short of shelling out for the kind deemed “a spectacle” (e.g.… Read more Suburban Movie Theater Hens
James Martur had just watched the “2016” episode of Broad City. He was a modern man and didn’t buy in to… Read more Not Charles Bukowski’s Post Office
Imagine Jillian’s surprise when, after a routine scrolling through Instagram, she came across a photo Mark had posted of three… Read more Backside Photos
I am sitting in Julia’s car, a champagne Volvo of little value. I put Madonna on the radio. I am waiting… Read more The Racially Discerning Kidnappee
Your dad took me out to dinner in Portland. He wanted to wine me and dine me, convince me you… Read more Order Something Else
I have to believe in fate. If I didn’t, I would view all of my actions as pointless. And even… Read more A Match That Was Meant
Berlin in January–what a fantastic idea. In Margaret Cardalli’s mind, however, it was the necessary change from her pastoral existence… Read more The Limits of Friendship
“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone,” “It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have… Read more Nothing To Lose in Toulouse