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October 17, 2020
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Have you ever been wrong?

October 17, 2020
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Have you ever been wrong?

Have you ever been so wrong about something that it shakes your belief in everything?

October 17, 2020
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November 1, 2019
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I am not quite Tina Fey.

November 1, 2019
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I am not quite Tina Fey.

Once upon a time I passed a note in 9th grade that made Mr. Tupta, who barely had a sense of humor, laugh out loud.

November 1, 2019
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March 29, 2018
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It's not about the food.

March 29, 2018
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It's not about the food.

Have you ever seen an anorexic man? Dressed in a smart cardigan, Tom resembled a human walking stick  ...

March 29, 2018
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March 20, 2018
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There will be vomit.

March 20, 2018
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There will be vomit.

Stomach bug, stomach bug. LICE. LICE. Stomach bug. I wish it were the beginning of some amazing Haiku, at the end of which ...

March 20, 2018
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March 19, 2018
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For the love of dog.

March 19, 2018
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For the love of dog.

I didn't like your dog whether it jumped and slobbered when I visited your home, or when it pulled itself toward me ...  

March 19, 2018
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March 18, 2018
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Wheelchair skinny.

March 18, 2018
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Wheelchair skinny.

The task of pinpointing Angela's age was daunting. Was she 30, 50? Gray from skin to spirit…

March 18, 2018
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March 15, 2018
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Orange isn’t anything new.

March 15, 2018
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Orange isn’t anything new.

Orange is really nobody’s color. It doesn’t play-up your assets and it’s neither slimming, nor the first choice for bridesmaid or prom dresses.

 

March 15, 2018
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March 6, 2018
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The King and I.

March 6, 2018
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The King and I.

Most summers we took a vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with a bunch of families from our neighborhood.

March 6, 2018
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February 27, 2018
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Crazy: clothing optional.

February 27, 2018
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Crazy: clothing optional.

Some high schoolers coach soccer the summer before senior year, others lifeguard. I knew a few kids who worked as camp counselors ...

February 27, 2018
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February 18, 2018
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Best bulimic ever.

February 18, 2018
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Best bulimic ever.

I like to think that April is alive, well and running a startup in a hip, gentrified section of some city where it's always sunny.

February 18, 2018
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February 14, 2018
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Do giant lips sink ships?

February 14, 2018
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Do giant lips sink ships?

First it was breasts, then butts then lips. When is bigger absolutely not better … and who gets to decide? 

February 14, 2018
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Tagged: The Skin Center

February 11, 2018
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Book Excerpts

Welcome to skinny jail.

February 11, 2018
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Welcome to skinny jail.

Guess what? I lost weight ... again. The pounds I had packed on at Penn State—the muscle and the fat—there was no sign of either of them.

February 11, 2018
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February 9, 2018
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For whom the (Wendy) bell tolls.

February 9, 2018
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For whom the (Wendy) bell tolls.

Ignorance is not bliss—just ask Wendy Bell. Or, ask me for that matter, because there’s no doubt I’ve perpetuated speculation. 

February 9, 2018
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February 7, 2018
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Finding your voice.

February 7, 2018
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Finding your voice.

This blog is not about how you pretend you're Beyonce in the shower. It's also not about making a name ...

February 7, 2018
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Tagged: WAYOUT DESIGN

February 7, 2018
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Book Excerpts

18 and Life.

February 7, 2018
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Book Excerpts
18 and Life.

Not every book is ballsy enough to have a chapter titled after a Skid Row song, but this one is. While Sebastian Bach wouldn't exactly be ... 

 

February 7, 2018
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February 7, 2018
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Elephants in the room.

February 7, 2018
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Elephants in the room.

When my high school friends from the comfortable suburban bubble that we all called home swung by the psych ward to visit me ...

February 7, 2018
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February 2, 2018
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Thank God … A smoker!

February 2, 2018
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Thank God … A smoker!

Lynne resembled a life-size American Girl doll. She would have been cute for a pre-teen, but she was 21.

February 2, 2018
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January 16, 2018
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Feral Carol.

January 16, 2018
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Feral Carol.

“Danny” was big. Danny was the kind of big that made people do a double take. Danny was the kind of big for which you had to have special clothes made ... 

January 16, 2018
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January 15, 2018
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We Are.

January 15, 2018
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We Are.

Though I should have been grateful to be on my way to State College to attend school and play tennis, what I really felt was a sense of entitlement. 

January 15, 2018
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January 14, 2018
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What kind of crazy?

January 14, 2018
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What kind of crazy?

This was intake. The nametag-wearing professionals were trying to figure out where I belonged. I secretly wished them luck. 

January 14, 2018
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