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 […]
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night life & times
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? […]
20 pieces of advice for women about men
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 […]
she’s got one of those names that only a southern girl could pull off
“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 […]
wherein he makes parents giggle at his naiveté
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 […]
how i found out and stuff
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, […]
petit morceau
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 […]
was just a kiss
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 […]
beach girl
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, […]
The Nora Ephron Rankings
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 […]