When I decided I wanted to be a professional writer, I was eleven years old, and at that time, it…
Tag: personal
My bad habit is something I’ve by now given up. Well, mostly. Swearing. It’s coarse, tacky, definitely unladylike … but…
One of my habits is to turn back to old favorites in times of stress. I suppose this is like…
Hello, my name is Kristina, and I’m an extrovert. I love parties, even if there are lots of people I…
Excerpt from REAL LIFE & LIARS: For a time, Van had a poster of his hero taped on his apartment…
As Independence Day has just passed, I’ve been thinking about independence from stuff. Three years ago, we moved into this…
Dear Kris, Stop taking yourself so seriously. No really. Stop it. Look, I know you feel like everything you do…
Once upon a time, I thought I was above a certain level of humor. Then my husband (then boyfriend) insisted…
My best vacation ever came out of my only regret. It was 1996, or maybe 1997, and my husband and…
Here I am, in 1996, minutes after graduating from Michigan State University. I’d been trying to find my family –…
