Augusten said, “You Better Not Cry,” and I did.

December 9, 2009

Last week, I finished the latest masterpiece by Augusten Burroughs. He did not disappoint. If you’re having a particularly bad time this season, read all 206 pages. Follow this prescription and you will smile. Throughout the years, holidays and birthdays have been tough for me. Society forces happiness which stresses me out and only induces [...]

A few words from Haven

October 31, 2009

“Yes, it’s tragic. Especially from this distance. Kierkegaard’s father had a terrible secret, which he passed along to his son, and Kierkegaard felt he could never marry, because he would infect–something like that–his fiancee with the truth.” –AnnaLee in Haven Kimmel’s The Solace of Leaving Early “Dream Journal I never I never had sex with [...]