I once had a boss describe me as "graceful." It was meant to be a casual compliment, an observation more than flattery. In the moment, several major things went through my head, causing me to essentially short-circuit:1. Is she screwing around with me the way Josh Franklin did in high ...Continue

Over the past 15 years, a few terms have been coined for my age group that you may be familiar with. One of the most popular is "The 9/11 Generation." The term is meant as a catchall for millennials from around the country who were in school on September 11, 2001.Members of this ...Continue

Inappropriate, hurtful, and nasty anonymous messages have become a huge problem, with 70 percent of young people between 13 and 22 reporting having been cyberbullied — most of which is done anonymously. Cyberbullying has been a problem since the internet became accessible ...Continue reading 

Memorizing "Rosalita" happened over time: first a few trips, then a few days, then weeks, then years, all riding passenger side by my dad as he drove me from lacrosse games to choir practices, teaching me most everything I needed to know about the ups and downs of life through disc after disc of

My earliest childhood memory is scaling the bookshelves of my father’s home office and accidentally discovering his shocking stash of hardcore porn magazines. It marked my first encounter with my father’s sexuality, but it would prove far from the last. Now, 30 years later, he (a once successful