Naked in a Book Store Near You
Upon publishing her first book, the author finds herself naked in a bookstore. The florescent lights are not flattering.

Whoops
We take between 3,000 and 5,000 steps over the course of a day. So why don't we fall down more?

Competing Interests

How to Write, Or Not

How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Russians (Iraqis, North Koreans, and so on) and Hate War

A Thousand Words: I Was an Unwilling Beauty Pageant Contestant
In the 1970s, a secret committee selected Ronlyn Domingue to be her elementary school’s representative at the Little Miss Lafayette pageant. What happened next transformed her wardrobe and the rest of her life.

No Men Clue Chore
Andy Johnson examines mid-flight paranoia and racial guilt in a short blog entry about fear.

Leaving

On Fear
In the next 24 hours, Erika Rae is going to have a child. And she's sort of freaking out.

Snake in the Birdhouse

In Case of Death by Traffic, Tell My Mom I Love Taiwan
Aaron Dietz is both in love with and afraid of the wonderful dynamically-changing organism that is Taiwan.

The Music of You (aka: The Mix Tape I Hear Whenever I See Your Face – Vol. 1)

Never Say Neverland: A Photo Tour of Michael Jackson’s Personal Belongings

It’s Kind of Like Creative Herpes
On the humble glories of the writing life. The solitude. The contemplation. The tenderness. The angst. The persistent itching. The burning irritation.

Lusty Little Slugs

Gizzards, Jennifer Downes, and the First Semen

The Funniest, Most Depressing Movie Trailer of All Time
Sam Mendes has created a theatrical trailer so utterly soul-crushing, it will make you want to stand up and cheer. (Assuming, of course, that your heart is the color of tar.)

The Dog-Saves-Dog Video and My Wife’s Extremely Low Animal Endangerment Emotional Threshold

Crawford: An Interview with Filmmaker David Modigliani (Watch the Full Movie Here!)
An in-depth conversation involving one of the most elaborate pieces of political agitprop ever conceived.

Kiss The Girl

Drive-By Poetry

Hiking In Neon Crotchless Fishnet Bodystockings Should be Mandatory Therapy for the Fearful Among us - a Pictorial
Climbing mountains in silly outfits to find peace and self-love? Only in California.

Where It’s Still Ten to Five

Just in Case You Ever Decide to Buy a Full-Grown Male Llama That Has Not Yet Been Castrated