ADMIT ONE

I was a mid-thirties relationship virgin

But who is anyone to declare whether or not I have bloomed?

Ghosts Walk (and Text) Among Us

Earlier this year, I pitched an idea for an essay to an editor at a new publication. He responded the…

#BadDateFiles: The Bitter Substitute Broker

Summer, 2014: I was on my way to do the final walk-through before signing the lease…

Thirty, Flirty, and Going Gray

I had just put my head down to take a nap during seventh period study hall when I felt the snap and sting…

Welcome to Spinstertown: Not as Seen on TV

A few years ago, at a bar in my hometown on the Friday night before Christmas, one of…

Matt Nathanson Sings His Sad Heart (And Mine)

I was two days out from a breakup when Matt Nathanson’s “Sings His Sad Heart”…

#BadDateFiles: Killer Tofu

Brooklyn, Spring 2016: It was just after doors, and I was waiting for a friend and having a pre-concert drink at the venue bar when I noticed the cute guy sitting a few stools over. The idea of meeting a guy at a show has always appealed to me as a hypothetical perfect scenario…

On Ben Rector’s New Album: Nostalgia, Manhood and Magic

Ben Rector is not the only songwriter in recent memory who’s been inspired to wax poetic upon the birth of his first child. Example: In 2016, Sturgill Simpson released “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” an album-as-letter-to-his-newborn-son…

Seven Tips for Summer Concerts & Festivals

Summer has a lot going for it here in the US of A: it is beach/barbecue/baseball/wedding/Hollywood blockbuster season! Kids (and teachers!) don’t have to go to school! For the next 3–4 months, there is a 0% chance you will have to dig your car out of a…