Breaking up with Vanity

I suppose that vanity has been my friend since childhood. I don't necessarily remember the start of our relationship, but I'm told countless stories about how, in spite of my crippling shyness, I would visit my neighbors in Puerto Rico in whatever new dress or outfit I had at the moment, simply to tell them "Me … Continue reading Breaking up with Vanity

To go gray or not to…wait, what is the question?

I absolutely despise dyeing my hair. I will be 43 in six months, which will mean that at some point during that year there will have been 30 years of chemicals poured onto my poor head. That can’t be good, can it? But it’s not just about the chemicals at this point; the truth is … Continue reading To go gray or not to…wait, what is the question?

Side effects may include: Moving towards a chemical-free life

It's funny what your mind hones in on when it can't sleep at 3 a.m. For me, most often, those things tend to be quite random. My family, my friends, a situation from my past that I hadn't thought about in years, and so on and so on. Last weekend, as I was still not … Continue reading Side effects may include: Moving towards a chemical-free life

So apparently a stranger barfing is the new pigeon poop of luck

In a testament to life is about the yin and the yang, no good deed goes unpunished and other such clichés, on my return trip from a meeting downtown, life decided to play a funny trick on me, because you know, life is really a bitch funny that way In the meeting, I'd learned that my vote into … Continue reading So apparently a stranger barfing is the new pigeon poop of luck

The courage to fight for all of our rights #StandWithTexasWomen [guest blog]

There are a lot of topics being discussed in the media right now that don't matter. It's noise that distract us while laws affecting our rights are being proposed and passed, and in some cases receiving the seal of approval from the highest court in the land. One such law is SB5, a stringent anti-abortion … Continue reading The courage to fight for all of our rights #StandWithTexasWomen [guest blog]

SEXomedy: Real talk about masturbation, body hair, and the joys of copy machines [video]

Forget the crap you see in Cosmo with its glossy pictures and advice about how to keep your man satisfied! We need real talk, and actor/playwright/comedian/dancer/musician/activist, Melissa DuPrey brings it to us like she's one of our Girls and we're dishing secrets at a slumber party, in her one-woman show, SEXomedy.  I first caught a … Continue reading SEXomedy: Real talk about masturbation, body hair, and the joys of copy machines