It has less to do with her race and more to do with our insatiable need to for content — You know the story of Gabby Petito. Girl meets boy. Girl gets popular on social media. The girl gets engaged to the boy. The girl goes on a van trip across the country with the boy. Boy comes home alone. The girl is found dead. When news broke that Brian…

Here’s how I read more in 2021 than any other year — If you look at most people’s goals for the New Year, you’ll find most of them want to read more books. We all admit that reading is important. However, some of us struggle to get through even one book a month. I certainly was one of those people. So I…

It’s time for women to embrace the fuzz. — Our culture’s dislike of women’s body hair is evident once you open your eyes. Have you ever seen a movie poster where a woman has armpit hair? If female characters on TV have unplanned sex in the winter, I assure you there is no visible hair on a lady’s leg…

The early bird gets the begrudging respect — Getting up early increases your productivity. Everyone knows that. What most people don’t know is that rising before the dawn increases the likelihood that you will strike fear into the hearts of your neighbors, friends and enemies alike. If you rise late, fear not. You can copy my routine and…

Women are allowed to change their minds — I stared at the ceiling, deciding what to say as the man I’d brought home, whose head was between my thighs, continued earnestly but ineffectively to pleasure me. Sighing, I knew what I had to do, even though I didn’t want to do it. Six months had passed since I’d…

A bedtime story to help children of the wealthy understand why they must oppress the workers — Hi Johnny boy! Are you ready for your bedtime story? Don’t cry! Tonight I’m reading to you because we had to let your nanny go. She was asking for a raise and we couldn’t let that slide. Hush now, Johnathon. …

Make this season about your ghoulish needs — Sun! Beaches! Melting chapstick in cars! That’s right. The summer season is finally here. That means the nights are warm, everything smells like sunscreen, and the graveyards are thriving with teens who need a third place place to hang out. Which also means it’s a ghouls time to shine. But…

You too can enjoy the sweet sensation of checking that last item off — Once my ability to organize was nonexistent. If there were a class in making to-do lists, the teacher would have given me an F. Now as a do-gooder trying to make good on her goal of actually completing a to-do list, I’ve found some ways to actually make that dream…

And I bet you’ve heard them as well — I love sex. Yet I’ve had enough encounters to realize that some men will say anything in the bedroom if it gets them what they want. To stay sane, and safe, learn to recognize those lies before you get taken advantage of by some jerk. “We don’t have to do anything. I just want to lie next to you.” Under the guise that a…