We Need to Change How We Go About Addiction, Because I Never Want That Phone Call Again So Long As I Live

It was 4:30 on a Tuesday.  I was driving down a familiar stretch of highway.  In another town, in another state, my best friend was right in the thick of her work day.  But I still thought nothing of it when she called me out of the blue. "Anna's* dead," she told me in the way that…

Blogging Versus Essays — or: “It’s a Huge Fucking Pet Peeve When You Call My Articles ‘Blogs’.”

For the last year or so, I've decided to expand my operation.  I went from the would-be novelist (and not "would be" as in, "Someday I'll write the next Great American Novel," but as in, "For the love of St Fuckitallsburg, someone purchase one of my manuscripts.") with a sporadic tendency toward short stories to…

Why You Should Be Upset About Being Upset at Girls Saying “Fuck”

Potty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs for Feminism by FCKH8.com from FCKH8.com on Vimeo. The title is, "F-Bombs for Feminism: Potty Mouth Princesses Use Bad Words for a Good Cause".  The video -- which has taken off like wildfire across the internet -- shows girls aged roughly between 8 and 14, dressed up as princesses.  They start by daintily…

Run Like Hell: A Runner’s Tale of Redemption

A long, long time ago, I ran junior varsity track for my high school (junior varsity on the track team at my high school was kind of like saying, "Eh, it's like intramural sports, only with meets.  Here, have a uniform.").  My junior year, our high school temporarily dug up its racetrack, which resulted in…

Five College Subjects That Will Make You a Better Writer (Aside from English)

Elite Daily writers are welcome to post their writings to their blogs after publication.  So, without further ado, here is the original version of my article (link down below). Like many would-be writers, I majored English in college. I brushed off the comments about the degree’s lack of marketability, or if I would “teach English”…

Non-Compete with the Homeless

So, this is a new one. I have hit the ground running in terms of establishing myself as a yoga instructor.  And -- unlike my tai chi instructing attempts -- this has been pretty fruitful.  I teach two classes a week at my favorite studio -- the studio I've been with since I moved to…