Last week I had lunch with a 22-year-old boy named Ebram who is walking across America. Yes, literally walking. Yes, literally America. I didn’t know that’s what he was up to when my sister Sara connected us over e-mail. He was just a classmate of hers at Boston College (my own Alma mater) who wanted some advice on freelance writing. He did mention something about …

Here is the longer version of my story recently published at Thought Catalog. The full version was only suited for smaller corners of the Internet… I went for my very first mammogram recently because I’m getting close to 30, insurance covers it, and sometimes my left boob is a little hurt-y. I realize that is TMI for many readers of this blog (hi Dad!), but …

Answer the following yes or no questions to determine just how much like Mavis Gary – Charlize Theron’s WAY less than real-life ready character in YOUNG ADULT – you are! 1. Do you wake up face down on your bed in last night’s clothes with a massive hangover more than three times each week? Y / N 2. Do you chug diet coke in a …

On the day before New Year’s Eve, R and I joined his sister, brother-in-law and their four kids under the age of 12 for a day at Disneyland. Here is what we learned about parenting from that experience: 1. Don’t take four kids under the age of 12 to Disneyland on the day before New Year’s Eve, aka two days before the Rose Bowl, when …

Hello and Happy New Year after the longest blogging break I’ve taken to date. It felt good to take a breather from the regular writing, but it always feels better to come back. Naturally the first post of 2012 shall be resolution-themed. Luckily this one is a two-fer. 1. Here is a link to the article I wrote for Thought Catalog – 20 Resolutions for …