By the time you read this post, I will have taken my friend Cara to IHOP for the first time. She’s Swedish, you see, and not only are...

I love wine. If you didn’t know that, perhaps you’re one of the three people reading this blog with whom I’ve never interacted on social...

Allow me to begin with a short apology. Paying the rent and getting new passport stamps (Dubai!) has kept me away from this blog for too...

Do you ever get the feeling that the creators of the English language are just messing with you? Like, why are there so many words that...

Normal people don’t speak in complete sentences. They pause and stammer and vacillate and allude and do all manner of things which are...

Years ago I had a boss who was very fond of the saying “Perfect is the enemy of good.” At twenty-two and unaccustomed to corporate-speak,...

It’s winter at the moment where I live in the Mid-Atlantic. There is very little rain this time of year and just enough snow to freak out...

Confession: It took me until about five years ago to get “it’s” and “its” correct on a consistent basis. It was one of those things that,...

Newsflash! I edit a lot of erotic fiction. (Yay, me!) If that’s not where your interests lie, or if you’re reading this at your desk at...

I’ve been lucky enough to be able to travel to Asia a few times over the last couple of years. One of my hobbies while traveling is to...