In college I wrote two manuscripts. Writing them took four years, gallons of coffee, and persistence, but I completed them after graduation. One was a collection of essays, the other a coming-of-age story. I decided to put my best fiction forward and shop the novel. Keep in mind, I was…

We all want at least a little affirmation. That pat on the back after a hard day’s work, the thunder of applause for a great performance, to see our math test we studied for day and night presented on the fridge with a beautiful B-plus (math is hard). However, like…

Opinions are like buffets: there’s something for everyone. At weddings, I follow the servers with their trays of lollipop lamb chops and knock over a cousin or two to reach the meatballs. And yes, I know you know that I would barter sexual favors for the last of the bacon-wrapped…

Homophobes have no say in the conversation. — I just want to tell you something you need to hear: you are NOT going to Hell. This is not an opinion; this is an objective fact. Regardless of what religion and feckless news has to say. You know that feeling when you’re glued to the screen, watching, scrolling, swiping…

Twitter is a creature of habit. Someone will say something superficial, obnoxious, a little of column A, a little of column B, then wash it down with some Dr. Double Down. People put a fortune’s worth of their two cents into a tweet, ready to cash in on the replies…

Here’s why — The 2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were a nice diversion during a tumultuous time. What I like most about this award show in is that it’s more about the art, and the middlemen are cut out of the sandwich. …

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” It’s important to note that in Franz Kafka’s lead in his arguably best-known work, The Metamorphosis, Gregor is never referred to as a cockroach, only associated with one. Like dunking…

Betty White was a good person. She cared about people and animals . . . I think she cared about animals more, but who can blame her? They shoot straight and don’t tolerate bullshit, much like herself. Betty was the First Lady of television, a trailblazer who was ahead of…

There is nothing wrong with sex scenes. Is less more? True. Sometimes too many penises spoil the . . . I’ll let you choose your own adventure on that one. In America, we are very weird about sex, thanks to that first layer of Puritan pudding. Then came the cookie-cutter…