All of Los Angeles is filled with irony, but some neighborhoods have it more than others. Pacific Palisades is one… Read more Palisadian Post(-Apocalypse)
Face Wash Abulia
These days, my anxiety kicks in just by trying to choose a face wash brand. After all, there’s so many… Read more Face Wash Abulia
Wilden(stein) Out
As with most people who start out wanting “just a small tweak” to their face, things quickly got out of… Read more Wilden(stein) Out
I Hate “New York, New York”
The sound of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” playing was enough to send her into a tailspin (maybe Liza… Read more I Hate “New York, New York”
“That’s A Weird Bag,” Or: Guess There Won’t Be Any Lesbian Kissing Under the Mistletoe At Certain People’s Houses
When it comes to going home for the holidays, a person who has escaped to the proverbial big city can… Read more “That’s A Weird Bag,” Or: Guess There Won’t Be Any Lesbian Kissing Under the Mistletoe At Certain People’s Houses
(Not Only) For the Birds
Headlines about bird flu weren’t anything new. But, this time around, it seemed different. More ominous. To Ramona, it felt… Read more (Not Only) For the Birds
Ain’t We Got Fun (While the Credit Card Maximum Lasted)
Of all the things to play over the PA system in the waiting area for the airport shuttle, the last… Read more Ain’t We Got Fun (While the Credit Card Maximum Lasted)
The Existential Dread Invoked By a Keychain
Maybe “normal” people can look at/come across a keychain without it sending their entire world into a tailspin. But Mackenzie… Read more The Existential Dread Invoked By a Keychain
Sophie’s Foist
She didn’t realize until it was too late just how sociopathic her thirteen-year-old daughter had become. The age that seems… Read more Sophie’s Foist
Boyfriends Will No Longer Be Introduced (Because There Will No Longer Be Boyfriends)
Her father had this terrible habit of overly praising any boyfriend she was with. While, on the one hand, a… Read more Boyfriends Will No Longer Be Introduced (Because There Will No Longer Be Boyfriends)
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