Last summer, I was at a large camp in the foothills of the Sierras. A woman came up to me and asked what I was doing. Seeing as it was night and I had my head thrown back staring at the sky, I thought... Read more >>

This one’s for Christine. ...her hair was tied up in a bun. she loosened it and a brown cascade fell. she placed her cellphone down on the wooden counter and said loudly, “no way mother... Read more >>

Fear (fir) n.—a distressing emotion aroused by an impending pain, danger, evil, etc., or by the illusion of such. The dark. Ghosts. Things that go bump in the night. Lightning and thunder.... Read more >>

I know every woman out there is going to be able to identify with me on this one on some level. I was in a bad marriage, to a man I loved completely. We just couldn’t seem to get our lives... Read more >>

It is so important to follow your passion in life. Confucius said “Choose work you love and you will never work a day in your life.” (I might be paraphrasing, but you get the idea.) So,... Read more >>

A man I had been dating for a few months told me he was not able to think of anything for us to do on Valentine’s Day. I then took it upon myself to give him a special card with a few... Read more >>

When I showed up for my freshman year of college, my roommate was a no-show. Since then, I have had one waking nightmare after another—the one who brushed her teeth so hard, she passed out in... Read more >>

What’s scarier than the monster in Cloverfield? According to this new horror flick, it just might be you. Horror is a pretty polarizing genre. There are people who love it (Like me. Last... Read more >>

I have a story about being single again at forty for the first time since being a teenager. I started dating my ex at nineteen, married at twenty-two, had our son at twenty-five, and was single again... Read more >>

I keep rekindling a relationship with my ex. (Someone please tell me why!) I am content when I am by myself and I also enjoy his companionship. We have fun together and find things to do to occupy our... Read more >>