workings of serendipity. My friend Ruthann, 90 years old, had a big grin on her face when she told me how she met her husband. She taught at a junior high school and parked in the same parking garage... Read More >
“This drugstore makeup girl loves to stock up on a good find like this great gloss from Walgreens that I’ve decided to make a staple in my collection. It’s a sweet shine for the... Read More >
I rented the movie, "Precious" yesterday. Wonderful performances by Mo'Nique and Gabby Sidibe. I had a couple of friends say that they could not watch it as it was too hard. I thought... Read More >
My husband and I like to stay in special places when we travel. Well, I guess it would be more accurate to say that I like to stay in special places when we travel. Mark isn’t... Read More >
Laurie: I can’t believe it’s time to haul out that big folder with all the crumpled receipts and attempt to make some sense out of the mess. First, we curse. We curse... Read More >
Last weekend I finally got my hands on the blessed liquid of Southern legend: homespun Moonshine. I tipped the elegant glass jug full of clear corn liquor into a glass with ice and cracked my... Read More >
Three years, he said. Sometime within the next three years, he’ll be leaving.
“You’re going?” I asked him. His eyes – confused – looked into mine,... Read More >
After eight years of dating women (and two trans men), I’ve started going out again with what queer women like myself refer to as “bio boys”—people who are biologically born... Read More >
workings of serendipity. My friend Ruthann, 90 years old, had a big grin on her face when she told me how she met her husband. She taught at a junior high school and parked in the same parking garage... Read More >
n my house I don’t need a calendar to chart the passage of time. I can plot the years by my husband’s passions. 2009 was The Year of the China Obsession.
Marc decided he wanted to read... Read More >
Dear John,
We have more in common than you might expect. You and I grew up in the same small town, a North Carolina furniture and hosiery mill town, where my grandfather, a doctor, tended the sick... Read More >
e hadn’t even made it down the aisle before the marital drama began. “This is the worst place I have ever stayed,” sobbed my mother-in-law as she checked into the hotel I had chosen... Read More >
It's kids stuff.
Been wondering how to beat boredom in unique and unexpected ways while in the car? Or need to find out how to unearth cash-free ways for kisds to learn, socialize and grow into... Read More >
“With the bitter cold this winter, my skin rivals an alligator’s. That’s why I’m lovin’ my new Hemp Body Butter discovery from The Body Shop because it keeps me from... Read More >
“I’ve decided you can never have enough shoes so I’ve started adding them as tsotchkes like this doorstop from Bliss that digs its heel in to keep my doors of possibilities open.... Read More >
“This drugstore makeup girl loves to stock up on a good find like this great gloss from Walgreens that I’ve decided to make a staple in my collection. It’s a sweet shine for the... Read More >
