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ADMIT ONE
adventures in music, dating, and single life after thirty
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I was a mid-thirties relationship virgin
I was a mid-thirties relationship virgin
But who is anyone to declare whether or not I have bloomed?
Kelly L. Davis
Sep 22, 2022
Ghosts Walk (and Text) Among Us
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 next day, said he loved the idea…
Kelly L. Davis
Oct 28, 2019
#BadDateFiles: The Bitter Substitute Broker
#BadDateFiles: The Bitter Substitute Broker
Summer, 2014: I was on my way to do the final walk-through before signing the lease on my first solo apartment, when my phone buzzed with…
Kelly L. Davis
Jul 9, 2019
Thirty, Flirty, and Going Gray
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 of a hair being plucked from my…
Kelly L. Davis
Jun 13, 2019
Welcome to Spinstertown: Not as Seen on TV
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 my friends jokingly called me an “old maid.” This…
Kelly L. Davis
May 9, 2019
Matt Nathanson Sings His Sad Heart (And Mine)
Matt Nathanson Sings His Sad Heart (And Mine)
I was two days out from a breakup when Matt Nathanson’s “Sings His Sad Heart” tour stopped in New York. It was sold out, but a friend of…
Kelly L. Davis
Mar 6, 2019
#BadDateFiles: Killer Tofu
#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…
Kelly L. Davis
Aug 8, 2018
On Ben Rector’s New Album: Nostalgia, Manhood and Magic
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…
Kelly L. Davis
Jul 22, 2018
Seven Tips for Summer Concerts & Festivals
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!)…
Kelly L. Davis
May 26, 2018
#BadDateFiles: The Unsolicited Second-Date Mix CD
#BadDateFiles: The Unsolicited Second-Date Mix CD
“Harry” and I matched on the Hinge dating app, which at the time indicated that we were connected within a few degrees of mutual Facebook…
Kelly L. Davis
Apr 30, 2018
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