At some point many years ago, I decided that I wanted to write a novella. Then I decided that I wanted it to be a “Boy Meets Girl. Girl gets […]

It sneaks up on you. The day wasn’t bad. It wasn’t. You barely had to fake it at all. There were a couple moments, but everyone has those moments, right? […]

Ever since I started my first blog, my readership has been mostly of the female variety. And because I seemed to be one of only a handful of boy bloggers […]

“But I don’t HAVE an accent,” she said.  With an accent.  “Tell him I don’t have an accent, y’all.” Looking from one friend to another. Messy ponytail bouncing. I just […]

Dear friends, Have you ever heard someone say “they act like they are the first person to ever have a kid”? Any time I have, I’ve thought about how annoying […]

Dear friends, I’m trying something new with these letters. I’m going to start writing them as, well, letters. Let’s see how it goes. I don’t know if you all heard, […]

She hugs like she means it. I can’t explain it any better than that, really. It’s never perfunctory. That was my initial thought the very first time we hugged. I […]

Kisses don’t lie. If you pay attention, they can’t. The best kisses – I mean the very best kisses – have a cadence. They are Mozart. They are Bach. They […]

You gasp a little and squeeze my forearm, as I pull off the main highway and onto a dirt road that has yet to fully reveal itself. Trees envelope us, […]

There are lots of classic movies that Ashley hasn’t seen yet. Mostly because, “I was born in 1984, Peter.” What kind of person was born in 1984?? Sheeeesh. So sometimes […]