
Please God, Make Me Straight!
After posting MADness last week, someone asked why in the world I wanted to be like Rachel, the girl bully who terrorized me and other

After posting MADness last week, someone asked why in the world I wanted to be like Rachel, the girl bully who terrorized me and other

I’m a sucker for bad boys. As ashamed as I am to admit a past littered with men who punched parking meters for fun, I

When I told my Grandmother I would be guest starring on Burn Notice, her response was, “Fern Notice?” When I asked if she had cable,

After sharing in my last post that I began smoking pot before I had permanent teeth, some of you were left a bit perplexed. Perhaps

When I was eight years old, I began a nightly ritual that would continue for many years. Just before I went to sleep, I would

For many years my type of man was short dark and angry – a Prince Charming who turns into an impossible-to-please toad with heaps of

My maternal grandma, Mawmie, used to tell me I should be a hand model. She had beautiful hands with Streisand-length nails, which she painted bright

I’m a little lazy and have time management issues, so I rarely make it to the gym. So when I’m asked occasionally how I stay

That was the question I pondered after receiving a call sheet the night before a L’Oreal commercial that listed me and “BK” under the talent

I suppose having no TV or “plastic, consumerist, stereotype-perpetuating” items (otherwise known as toys), forced me at a young age to find creative ways to

At the end of last year, an essay I wrote was selected for the New York Times Modern Love column.

I just found out I’m a Demon. Yep, that’s what renowned Vedic astrologer, Carol Allen, told me moments after glancing

When a New York Times reporter asked for an interview, my only request was that my age not be mentioned.

One of my grandmother’s repeated phrases was, “We’ve got a lot of living to do.” Her enthusiasm for life was

When I was younger, all I wanted was to be a mother. In high school, my dream for the future