Last night, my husband and I reaffirmed our undying love for one another in the tradition known as Date Night.

For most couples, this night involves dressing up, g...

My vagina is giving me the silent treatment.  Frankly, I don’t blame her.

I went and got waxed for the first time in my life yesterday.  Now, I rea...

I have a history of being held hostage in department store dressing rooms.  Well, to be more accurate, I’m actually held hostage by certain upbeat songs that are being played over the...

Hey, there, Alice! I’m Netflix, your new best friend! Tell me what kind of movies you like, and I’ll make some recommendations for you!

You like Jane Austen? Okay, how ab...

This past December, I arrived at the domestic violence shelter for my 4:00-12:00 shift in good spirits.  The shelter was at maximum capacity, but everyone got along, and Christmas was aroun...

Whenever my family got together for holidays when I was little, all of the cousins would convene in my grandparents’ back room. My sister was the oldest cousin, which made her the tribal e...

One of the more terrifying aspects of parenthood appears to be giving your child The Talk.  Parents have been both avoiding The Talk and giving it awkwardly for generations.  It’...

In certain social circles, I have violated two major rules: 1.) I had the audacity to turn 30 without having had a baby, and 2.) I have never read anything by David Sedaris.  It’s dif...

No one tells you when you get into grad school that you just joined a fight club—but then, the first rule of fight club is that you don’t talk about fight club.  Your chair, you...

Creativity packed his bags, and left me for good this time.  The bastard.

I have to admit, though, I saw this coming a mile away.  I mean, we used to spe...

Dear Sir,

I'm not quite sure what you thought was going to happen.  Perhaps the unique blend of alcohol and...whatever the hell substance made you take off your shoes and writhe...

We ran into the house, pausing momentarily at the door to wiggle out of our tennis shoes.

“Shoes off!” my mom called instinctively from the kitchen.

Three minutes, the box says. I stare at the plastic applicator, willing it to tell me what I need to know, if my life is going to take a sudden and unexpected change.

Nothing yet. I ...

Some 18 year-olds are mature for their age, striving for adulthood like it's some kind of prize. Others are still kids, naïve, and not quite aware of the despicable acts that human beings w...

Last night, I learned that hitRECord 5.0 is eerily similar going out with that one drunken friend—she’s always fun, but as the evening wears on, the charm wears thin, and I find myse...

The joke is that I spent years taking measures to ensure that I wouldn’t get pregnant.

But time has a way of changing your perspective, and my husba...