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Love is Dead. Long Live Love.

Love is Dead. Long Live Love.

by | Oct 13, 2015 | Essays

Almost twenty-five years ago — back when I was in college — a professor of mine mentioned how Shakespeare’s love stories were losing their impact. Students in the 90s weren’t as able to relate. Something had changed even in the thirty years or...
Why Men are Stupid

Why Men are Stupid

by | May 1, 2015 | Essays

Another day, another few million guys trying to manage relationships like they’re buying a JetSki or setting up a 401K or something.   It pains me. I can’t tell you how much it pains me to see this happen. And it’s happening all the time. It...
Woman-Hating in Kentucky

Woman-Hating in Kentucky

by | Apr 23, 2015 | Essays

I still can’t share all of it. I can’t tell you what happened. It’s been more than twenty years, but some wounds take even longer to heal. Some never do. I’ll only say that whatever I said back then was what I truly, desperately wished was true...
Let Me Tell You About My Unit

Let Me Tell You About My Unit

by | Apr 21, 2015 | Essays

Townhouse. Townhouse unit.  That’s what I meant. I’ve lived in this one for about four and a half years. Time flies. That’s a lot of rent checks. I don’t really care. I had owned four single-family homes before I moved into this townhouse-condo...
Love is a Confrontation

Love is a Confrontation

by | Jan 7, 2015 | Essays

People — especially young people — love love. They love being in love. And that’s lovely. However, if I hear another person go off on how they love another person “because” of this or that, I’m going to jump out a window....