I suppose there is no better time to write a story about my grandmother than when I am feigning a headache just to buy myself some quiet time alone so I can think in peace without her constant, but well-meaning interruptions. By shutting myself into an empty room I am also … [Read more...]
The dirt on women’s magazines
You know the magazines I mean, those ones covered in images of the same woman and the same promises: "fix" your body now, "trick" yourself into eating less, try these Never before seen, Secret moves for a whole new you! We are so flooded by these images and promises (in … [Read more...]
A hair dye catastrophe
My father works on his appearance more than most men. On mornings you can find him attending to his beauty needs after a long and messy shower, in a way reminiscent of the bathroom-monopolizing teenage girl in sitcoms of yore. His preening takes so long that one needs to wait an … [Read more...]
In Defense of Daydreaming
Vacation. Vey-KAY-shun. Am I the only person to whom this word seems like an endangered species? During the months leading up to the end of term or summer "vacations," I often find myself pondering whether the promise of a vacation anytime after grade school is a rude and crooked … [Read more...]
Thank Goodness for the Party Crashers (or Tales of Trans-Women)
I have wanted to tell this story for a long time, but there really never seems to be a good segue into it in the innocuous world of everyday conversation. Today being a drab and drizzly Wednesday, (with you, my captive audience), seems as good a time as there will ever be. It … [Read more...]
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