Hi Darling Ones, Carnations always make me think of that scene in “Sex in the City” when Berger breaks up with Carrie on a post-it note. This is kind of a shame, because I really…
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Oh My Bacon Back
Dear Darling Ones, Back at the turn of the century I lived in a shitty apartment in Prior Lake down the road from a pub & restaurant called Hooligans. This was during the bowling alley…
Hard on the Heart & Soft to the Touch
Hi Darling Ones, A few years ago I read Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts. I can’t remember the full context of the essay anymore, but at one point Nelson is writing about “The Shining” and how…
A Dick Move on My Part
Hey Darling Ones, Did I ever tell you about the time back in aught-something when I ghosted a man I had been seeing for months on Valentine’s Day? Of course I didn’t because that awful…
Scenes from the Holiday Gauntlet
Well, Well, Well, Darling Ones, we meet again… After sleeping until 10 a.m. this morning and taking two naps, I’m happy to announce I have survived the holiday social gauntlet thus far. I have not…
Like Ponyboy Curtis, I Got Two Things on My Mind
Dear Darling Ones, Yesterday BFK walked into Supergenius HQ toting a giant, glittery-snowflake dappled bag with tissue paper peeping out of the top. I took one look at it and said, “If that’s for me…