this is the face today has earned. 12 Jul 2013 | 02:22 am

the difficult thing about beautiful. 9 Jul 2013 | 11:30 pm

Sometimes words are used so often and so variably that I can’t decide if it’s awesome (there’s one of those words right there!) that their meanings have expanded to cover more terrain, or not awesome ...

over the top. 27 Jun 2013 | 01:06 am

I make dinner almost every night of the week, save for one night when we often make a picky teenage eater happy with Chinese takeout or pepperoni pizza. My mom made dinner every night. I made dinner ...

being. 26 Jun 2013 | 12:39 am

Before I fell in love, at any given moment, I either loved love in all its glossy, gleaming greatness… or I wanted to throw it out a window and hear it smash in the street. I fell for guys who clearl...

six lessons you can learn about people from writing a blog post. 21 May 2013 | 12:27 am

Last week, a ridiculous woman did a ridiculous thing. She did it on social media. Did I mention it was ridiculous? And that her husband helped? Yep. Lots of people wrote about it, because they are alw...

Four Social Media Lessons from the Amy’s Baking Company Meltdown. 15 May 2013 | 07:34 pm

So this thing happened. Then everyone wrote this post. And that’s fine, really. You can write about whatever you want to write about. It’s a free Internet. Unless, of course, you want something to com...

for boston. 24 Apr 2013 | 08:21 pm

This is what it feels like when the world stops making sense. Not that it ever did or could but we fall into a rhythm that passes for normal. This is what it feels like to miss someone we never … Cont...

mad. 18 Apr 2013 | 12:01 am

When people ask you where you’re from, what do you say? The place you were born in? The place you’ve spent the most time? The place you’ve established yourself by choice? The well-known city closest t...

boston, you’re my home. really. 16 Apr 2013 | 05:34 am

I was less than a mile from the explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon today. I’d planned to walk over to see the whole spectacle, since I’d only viewed it from a distance during my first...

meg download day 9-21. 15 Apr 2013 | 08:04 pm

Let’s Begin With the Obvious Well, I guess I stopped writing, didn’t I? And not just for a couple of days, but ALL THE DAYS since April 2. I could make an excuse for the lack of content and tie … Cont...