Sometimes you hear it first. There’s a crinkling noise coming from the corner of your kitchen. You check for the open window, maybe it’s a loose breeze. But it’s been painted shut for years. Something the super should’ve fixed ages ago, considering the fact that it leads out to the fire escape. You shrug your… Continue reading Palmetto Bugs
We as a society have come to a glorious point in time where we have the ability to distribute opinions, pictures of cheeseburgers, and heavily filtered selfies across a variety of platforms. Do you want to post a six second video of you potentially getting arrested? Head to Vine. Need only 120 characters to express… Continue reading The Fake Reality of “Social” Media
ABC’s Mixology – Denver Post He sat next to me, prattling on about the life cycle of plane engines, dumbing it down so that I could wrap my head around the concept of the seven-year degradation process in a multimillion dollar piece of equipment. When he would pause to take a breath, notice my fingernails… Continue reading Girl Night Out
April 2015 She goes through the motions of prepping herself for the night; eye shadow named Deep Throat; mascara called Better Than Sex; Passion red lipstick; Very Sexy lace bra, matching thong; Fuck Me heels. She rides the train instead of taking a taxi. Girls pull their boyfriends in tighter, boys peel off her clothes… Continue reading Living Sex
It begins with me Snapchatting my surroundings: cramped cobbled streets, Chinese letters on building facades, a warm palette of reds and yellows. This is what China looks like in my dreams. And, of course, I am attempting to capture it all via short term social media. My first dream thought is “dim sum”, so off… Continue reading Last Night’s Dream – 8.5.15
You’re feeling confident. Your stomach isn’t too bloated, you’ve trimmed up the pubes a bit, there’s no one home, and you’re in the mood to get laid. You’ve got Sarah on your mind. “Hm, I think she really wants me”, you say to yourself. “But I know what will make her really like me.” You… Continue reading The Unwanted Sext
Tonight I have been struck with a thought that has left me speechless and utterly afraid: Every single path I have chosen in my life has converged into a single point that is my life at this very moment. A moment where I struggle with the decision in becoming the woman that my inner child… Continue reading People Never Change
Most people have had the wonderful privilege of encountering an individual barreling through a midlife crisis and landing flat on the faces with nothing left but a broken family, emotionally scarred teenagers, and ,more than likely, some sort of addiction. This phase has gained recognition in the world of psychology as a legitimate excuse for… Continue reading The Quarter Life Crisis
This topic has surely been beaten to a pulp by now, but my recent “vacation” to Miami has reminded me of just how socially deficient I can be around other human beings. In the past few years, the socially awkward girl has been catapulted into the lustful limelight by Zooey Deschanel, with her giant blue… Continue reading Socially Awkward (and not in the good way)
This Is Human 