Age Against the Machine
There's a big difference between getting older and getting old.
Deep thoughts, shallow humor.
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Beautiful Lies
Some kids dreamed about prom. I dreamed of escape.
The Grief I Deserved
I judged "pet people". Then I became one.
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.
Some people go to therapy. We go to the MCU.
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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...