I was informed once that I couldn’t properly understand the movie Swingers because I’m not a man. For those who haven’t seen Swingers, it’s set in Los Angeles, and follows the lives of young, out-of-work male actors as they try … Continue reading
My high school sweetheart ended up attending the same college as I did. We both knew it was a bad idea (we had widely different interests), but ah, young love, right? It didn’t take long before he transferred to a … Continue reading
In middle school, I had a best friend who my mother deemed a bad influence. Twenty years later, I take this to mean that I behaved more like an immature teenage brat while cohorting with this friend. My mom had … Continue reading
In early 2007 I had the following dream: I went to Hell—without a fight. I walked down a long and dark corridor with many others, with my (then) husband next to me. Suddenly the corridor opened up onto a square … Continue reading
When my husband and I divorced, we went the DIY route. He ordered legal templates from a website, filled in the blanks, and sent it to the court. A date was set, and we agreed to meet at the courthouse … Continue reading
In the same way countries have anthems, my life has an anthem. I discovered it my junior year at the Indiana Academy, where I lived 4 hours away from home at the age of fifteen. I’d never been more happy. It’s … Continue reading
Artwork by Tonia Davenport—from her wonderful series “B&W and Red All Over” A while back, I read this relationship break-up anecdote at Galleycat, from a poetry-devoted reader: The book was a collection of love poems by William Carlos Williams. The poem … Continue reading
“People put so much effort into starting a relationship and so little effort into ending one.” —Marina Abramovic I was deeply touched by a story about Marina Abramovic in this issue of The New Yorker. She and her partner are … Continue reading
“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.” (Fellini) I’m a die-hard fan of Lost, and unless you’ve been living in a cave, you probably know the show’s finale is next weekend. … Continue reading
My recent post on romance inspired beautiful comments, both on this blog and on my Facebook page. One of my favorite observations came from Beth Leslie: “The person who we choose to empathize with is the person we love … … Continue reading