I have a theory about readers and the otherwise emotionally inclined: It's that since we're adept at navigating a particularly broad range of emotions, it means that we need our emotional thrills to be even more extreme than the masses can take. It's like we've built up an emotional tolerance

"Aw, come on!" I whine, entering my friend's college apartment. My old gang's all here, clad in their usual button-downs, skinny jeans, and Vans sneakers. It's Halloween. Nobody is dressed up. This is the first time I'm seeing them all since graduation, and I am the pink and blue sore ...Continue

When I found out I was pregnant for the third time, I read and researched everything about different parenting styles. Truthfully, I hadn't had any intention of having another child so soon. My two boys were 15 months old and 2 and a half years old, and they were still so very needy. I ...Continue

Much to my eternal regret, it's summer. I'm sitting balefully in my office hiding from the blazing death ball in the sky, surrounded by pro-summer propaganda, terrified to go outside lest I erupt in flames. Once a goth, always a goth, somewhere deep inside, and I want some nice meaty books to

In 2015, when I read K.T. Bradford's excellent piece that outlined her challenge to stop reading "white, straight, cis, male authors for one year," was immediately intrigued, and hopped on board. Over a year later, however, I realized Bradford's wasn't just an interesting idea, but the best