Tag Archives: Kate
Guy Friends
Today is a shout-out day to my good friends Josh, Aaron, and Kate (who you know from Smart Girls Who Do Stupid Things). The three of them are collaborating (and it is, indeed, a dream team) on a new podcast … Continue reading
Don’t Leave Me?
One of my favorite internet writers, Kate from Eat the Damn Cake, wrote a post last week called “What if everyone grows up and leaves me in this city?” Well damn, if that doesn’t capture pretty much exactly what I … Continue reading
Filed under Chicago, Family, Really Good Writing by Other People
Happy Birthday?
I missed my blogiversary! Shows you how much I was paying attention…. Turns out, it was December 22nd! Now you know, and believe me, next year I expect gifts. Total Posts: 373 Most Commonly Used Tags: gender, body image, politics, … Continue reading
Filed under Guest Posts
Guest Post: Role-Reversal with a 17 Year Age Gap
A few weeks ago, I wrote a Good Men Project essay called “Could I Fall in Love with the Bus Driver?” It was about the intersection of gender and class, and how I was rethinking my own assumptions about what … Continue reading
Filed under Gender, Guest Posts
Things TV Gets Wrong About Chicago
Take a little interwebz adventure and go visit my guest post at Smart Girls, Stupid Things. I wrote about how, when you live in a place long enough, all of the little details that people who don’t live there get … Continue reading
Filed under Chicago, Guest Posts, Hollywood, Media
Guest Post: Telling Someone to Eat More Is Just as Rude as Telling Someone to Eat Less
Remember that awesome guest post from Kate about Cosmo, kink, and sexual honesty? She’s back! I’ve been writing about body image a lot lately, and how much I hate comments that begin with “real women have…” The bulk of this … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Guest Posts
Look What I Did
It was a late appointment. The hairstylist looked tired when she shook my hand in the lobby. Then I showed her what I wanted to do, and she said, “This is a good way to end my day.” People like … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Really Good Writing by Other People
Liebster
This is essentially the equivalent of a chain letter. Whatever, in sixth grade chain letters were the shit, so here goes. Ms. Stephanie at The Conscientious Reader has nominated me for a blogging award called The Liebster. It means “beloved” … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Books, Really Good Writing by Other People
Guest Post: The Safe Word is “Cosmo”
There are many, many Kates in my life (seven in my phone, not counting Katies). Today, one of them (not this one) has kindly volunteered a guest post on Cosmo, kink, and sexual honesty. * * * * … Continue reading
Filed under Guest Posts, Media, Really Good Writing by Other People, Sex
