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Love in the Time of Grindr
With Grindr, you cannot only find Mr. Right Now, but Mr. Right Next Door. As much as I marvel at the app’s clever name, niche and possibilities, I know that if today I were using it to find love, I would never have met my boyfriend. My problem is simple: I’m geographically narrow-minded.
Peek-A-Blog: From Me To You
When I clicked the link, I was blown away. The beautifully saturated and styled photo shoot was not the work of a Julie Powell home cook wannabe. It was the highly artistic endeavor of a talented photographer. As I tooled around the captivating site, I discovered it was the work of a fellow Texan, and that meant one thing—we simply had to meet.
Maudlin Maupin
In addition to Mary Tyler Moore, another triple named gal, Mary Ann Singleton, has eased me through some of life’s sharpest moments. Driving in a U-Haul to Alphabet City nearly 15 years ago, I kept awake listening to my friend Martin read aloud the latest antics of the fallible heroine of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series.
Lela & BA Café
When my mother from Texas makes the trek to the Big Apple, I’m always in a panic about how to fill her dance card. Too much two-stepping together time can
Peek-A-Blog: OneFoodGuy
Much has been made of Twitter as a virtual tool that can connect people in real life. But I hadn’t experienced that until a new online friend @onefoodguy in Boston
(Re)Designing Women
Clouds of self-doubt would seep into my mind early every morning in Hollywood—like the June gloom enveloping the LA Temple outside my window. My body wrestled with time zone confusion
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