Clean is beauty
When did people start caring about the chemicals in their makeup? Beauty brands are altering the formulations of their products to...
Trouble in Paradise
I clock out of Saks at 7:08, looking forward to an evening of tequila and solitude. After discovering an American dive bar near my house, my Thursday night routine took one year to perfect. I'd revisit the bar until I became a regular and made enough friends to dissipate my loneliness. My parents were home all the time, which mimicked the feeling of a prison rather than a shelter, and I was forced to look for safety elsewhere. I had just ended a vital friendship and found it
GNO: Gays night out
A vodka cranberry splatters over my white shoes as I stare at a crowd of gay men in aggravation. I contemplate whether the drink was...
Get in the game
If a man is a whore, he's not going to stop being one for you. It has nothing to do with how smart and pretty you are; it has to do with...
All good things come to an end
Extinguishing people from our lives, like fires, can have negative repercussions. However, leaving people behind is part of growth and...
What it's like to drink a lot
We can all agree at some point in our lives, our drinking became excessive. Whether you are struggling internally or not, it's difficult...
It's not the end of the world
When you're not content with a specific area in your life, you begin to bargain. "I may not have a job, but at least I have savings."...
People never do things once
When a repetitive pattern occurs in your life, it's for a reason. Perhaps you lack self-control or genuinely enjoy participating in...
Being single is an aura!
I went through elementary, middle, and high school without legitimate feelings for anyone. I focused on finding a way to live my truth...