Beautiful Lies
Some kids dreamed about prom. I dreamed of escape.
Deep thoughts, shallow humor.
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Sad Woman, Happy Coffee
This is how you end up in a dumpster over a coffee maker.
Movies: Escape or Compass?
The paradox of cinema: we escape reality to better understand it.
The Easiest 50 Pounds I Ever Lost
I spent decades convinced I was "born to be fat". I wasn't.
I Know It's Fiction. Shut Up.
Marvel wants your attention again. The question is: does it still deserve it?
The Silence Was a Choice
Silence protects the wrong people.
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Ugly Truths
I spent three days deciding if I was allowed to buy a $27 shirt. I have expensive tastes and discount habits, so this wasn't really about a shirt.
Run Like Hell
They say pressure creates diamonds. It also created someone who runs at 4 a.m. in the dark, alone, just to feel whole again.
Human Nature
Michael Jackson was magic, but he was also a lot of other things.
What Was I Thinking?
The stories behind the stories. Three new pieces were published this month, but you didn't get the full story - you got the cleaned-up versions. Not the reunion I have absolutely no business covering, and why I'm going anyway. Not the essay with a certain someone...
Well Done
Before farm-to-table was a hashtag, they were already the standard. And nobody took pictures.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Four humans just saw what no one ever has, but some people still can't see what everyone else already knows about them.