chapter 1 Ruby drank wine like a kitten, short laps of her tongue so that the liquid absorbed right into her taste buds, bypassing her lips, her gums, her teeth. She had all kinds of theories like that it made her less drunk or that it...

ONE. My "emo" post from the other day reminded me of the love poems I used to write in seventh grade. I had an unrequited and unadmitted crush on this guy (I would write his name here, but I'm afraid of him googling himself and seeing...

My locker was always messy so I didn't even find the love note asking me to meet you at the drugstore after class until days later. I didn't know who you were. I wouldn't have gone anyways because I always assumed it was a joke. *** Musing from the...

Josh on why it was OK for Will to bake him cookies: "But he hasn't had a date in nine months." Me on why it was not OK for Will to bake him cookies: "So, that means he hasn't done other things with a woman in 9 months,...

1. He changed from single to in a relationship on MySpace. :-( 2. If I had to go see a naked magic show, the least JoeJoe can do is go see an educational Australian nature program. 3. After spending the night with the travel channel as they...

"Do you need me to prove something to you?" he asked. I was still crying, wetting his pillowcase with my tears. Whether it was from real sadness or trying to evoke pity and attention or from knowing my weaknesses, I'm not sure. Some combination of...

My horoscope for November 15, 2006: AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The two routes to happiness show up in a clear way. You can either get more of what you need to be happy, or you can lower your number of needs and be happy with...

Today on the el a man sat near me, turned to me, and asked "change for the homeless?" I normally just shake my head and turn away, figuring that the money is just going to liquor and drugs. I knew, though, that I had some...

So, I found out last night that one of my favorite authors Rachel Cohn (yesyes, I like books meant for teenagers) puts together soundtracks for her books. This excited me as I do that too. I have one for Perfect Gray (my novel...