And We’re Back, with Free Love
There aren’t too many things I miss about being single (wondering if he’s going to call, then waiting for him to call, then realizing he’s a…
Bad News
Well folks, I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news. Not they’ve-decided-to-stop-producing-fair-trade-chocolate bad news, or even I’ve-decided-to-join-a-commune-and-go-off-the-grid bad news but bad news nonetheless. You might have noticed…
Delicious Dating
Wow. I’ve got to admit the responses to yesterday’s post completed floored me—what a huge range of experiences in the “I love you” department! In reading…
Kissing Frogs in Cyberspace
In my continued efforts to determine just how far this serial dating epidemic has spread (and how I might learn from those who’ve gone before me),…
An Epidemic of Serial Daters
I was talking to journalist Nick Paumgarten about his recent piece on online dating in the New Yorker when it hit me— okay, I wasn’t actually…
Just Another (Writing) Wednesday
6:30am Sh*t! I’ve overslept! I’ve got classes to teach! 6:35am Right. It’s summer vacation. Back to sleep… 7:00am I really wish Date #7 was here right…
Baby You’re a Firework (Whoops! Did I just quote another teen idol?)
Personally, I think America ought to adopt a new Independence Day tradition: instead of shooting off fireworks and holding barbeques, we should all make July 4th…
The difference between a man and a manuscript…
Very hard. The answer to yesterday’s question, for those of you still interested, is very hard. To break through the sarcasm I’ve adopted in order to…
Love, or a Literary Exercise?
Thank God my data plan now supports unlimited texting. Date #7 and I exchanged 82 messages yesterday. Eighty two! Granted, he was sitting on a plane…
My Single Male Friend Friday: Meet “D”
It’s Friday. This means three things. First, by the time you read this I’ll be knee-deep in hula hoops at The School’s Annual Field Day. (I’m…
Queen of the Buffet
I discovered three interesting things about myself and life in general yesterday. It was Day #1 of the Philadelphia’s Writer Conference and as such, I found…
How to Get Someone ELSE to Pay for Lunch
“Miss Kat!” announced one of my students earlier this week. “Today is a special day!” As the student in question was one of my preschoolers, I…
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