“Hi there, Mrs. Jones? My name’s Maggie. I’m the one who has been talking to all of the families here in Hanover this summer about…
The theme of my sister-in-law’s twenty-sixth birthday was “Fried and Flaming.” Her birthday was the Thursday before my other brother’s wedding, and we decided that…
I have known the most amazing dog that has ever lived.
I understand that you might be offended by this controversial statement, because you believe…
I teach Improvisation at Columbia College in the Theatre Department. While it is a required course for many theatre students, it is one of the…
In college, I was a raging, unapologetic gay-basher. Still recovering from Christianity, I voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984 and would sit in the cafeteria…
About four years ago, I had a breakthrough in quitting mentality. I had started dating for the first time. Well, I had been “dating” a…
The first time I ever masturbated, I buried my underwear in the backyard. Yes. You heard me correctly. I was eleven the first time “dirty…
Over the last year, the men I’ve dated with anything resembling seriousness have all been twice my age, which makes them older than my father.…
Editor’s Note: “Ghost Writer” was first showcased at No Name @ Word Up – Super Storytellers Edition
Her name was Emily (not her real name).…
“Nice” comes to us from Megan Stielstra’s new book Once I was Cool, published by Curbside Splendor and on sale now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Powell’s.
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