For those of you who were not raised in a red state south of the Mason-Dixon line, let me fill you in on what a Hell House is. Churches in small towns hate Halloween. It's evil and pagan and blah blah blah. So they set up alternatives for the kids [...]

Age 11—you had a huge crush on that cute new kid in homeroom. You loved him even though he had braces and a slight mullet. You wished that homeroom lasted more than just fifteen minutes a day. So finally your second-best-friend talks to [...]

It's September and the chill in the air makes me think of college and football. And the first boy I ever made out with my freshman year at the University of Georgia. I won't use real names but the ones I use will be close enough so that anyone who knows [...]

Because I never argue. I've been away but I'm back now to posting on the regular. Chances are, if I'm having a break-up conversation with a guy, I already knew it was coming and my biggest priority is getting him off the phone or out of my living room so that I [...]

The icicle Christmas lights framing the roof on my dad's house in suburban Atlanta (AKA country back woods) have been hanging up since I was a senior in high school. That's 7 seven years. For seven full years, Christmas lights have been up at my childhood home. My dad argues that [...]

I saw this and it brought up every single weird uncomfortable feeling I ever had as an eleven-year-old being forced to learn about periods. There were the awkward sex ed sessions in gym class which lucky for me was taught by my neighbor. So I got to listen to her [...]

I first became aware of my cankles my freshman year of high school. Somehow I’d gotten lucky enough to go on a weekend beach trip with a handful of the most popular girls in my school. We all shared an Honors bio class taught by a teacher with a glass [...]

I have two closet addictions right now. The first is only a problem on Sunday nights. Because you see, on Sunday nights, Bravo shows Law and Order: Criminal Intent starting at 6pm and ending when I’m too paranoid to get up from the couch for fear of the murderer I’d [...]

One of the doormen at my office building died over the weekend. I came in half a day late on Monday (no worries--it was approved) to see a sign in the lobby saying that he died unexpectedly on Saturday and that his funeral would be the following day. As I looked [...]

This morning I took a cab to work. I live on the east side downtown and I work on the west side in midtown. So the cabbie decided to be creative and not go across Houston (pronounced HOUSE-ton to all of you who don't live on it) which is always [...]

It was fall semester of my senior year. I was living in a huge farmhouse right by campus with 3 of my best friends and the best summer ever had just ended. I had started working at the beginning of the summer at an entertainment events company and at the start [...]

I've been homesick recently. Summer in the city always does it to me. I love summer and sun and everything about hot and heat. Summer reminds me of Georgia because there it's pretty much summer from March to November. Winter is a New York season but summer I think about [...]

Possession is 9/10ths of the law. I don't have boyfriends. Okay. I HAVE had boyfriends. But generally I tire of men after a couple of weeks and I'm ready to move on. I don't play games. I'm very upfront. And, of course, I am still a lady. I'm not a long term [...]

A few nights ago I went out on the town with an old friend of mine and a friend of his. It was a kind of slow Thursday night and our East Village wanderings brought us to one of my favorite city bars, Uncle Mings on Avenue B. Usually this [...]

Not getting the job you want, not winning the contest you entered. Being denied a credit card, being the last picked for a team. Rejection is a part of life that we can’t live without and its presence shapes so many of our decisions. Think of all the times you [...]

Craigslist is running a legalized prostitution ring. I've suspected this for months but now, now I'm sure of it. Every other ad in the Men Seeking Women section involves an older gentleman promising to "take care of the whims and wishes of a college co-ed." I was more than a little [...]

This won't be long but it needs to be said. I've held my tongue for all of middle school, all of high school, all of college. I smile and nod politely, I pretend like I care. But here's the truth--I don't care how tan you are. Really. I don't. I know that [...]

This story was on my mind and since I wish I could still go on spring break I'll share it here for some chuckles. The only time you can feel good about going to Panama City Beach, Florida for spring break is when you're 18 or younger. For my freshman year spring [...]

There's something about a pair of expensive jeans. There's a reason they cost so much. You slip on a pair of denim that has a $225 price tag and you will see--You are a MODEL now. You are SO THIN. Where's the paparazzi, because you my friend look INCREDIBLE. So this [...]

So I'm pretty sure that today was the date that one of my proms were held on oh so many years ago. I think maybe it was my senior prom. I thought for sure that the man I loved was going to ask me to my senior prom. We'd gone to [...]