So, you know how in olden times, a king had royal food tasters, who would nibble at his food and sip his drinks first in case they were poisoned? Well, as a hypochondriac, my loved ones have become my own personal food tasters for the same reason. They just don’t know it. And the thing … Continue reading
This is exactly what coffee WOULD do to me! I had my first lover at 5-years-old. When we first met, she was dressed in orange. With my little, inexperienced fingers, I held her close, steam rising from her caramel completion, soaking my face, and her scent…it teased me with promises of great taste to come. … Continue reading
from Ew! Comic Books! Illustration by Kathleen Foley Every time my fingers worriedly rubbed my right eye, dread clasped its steel hands around my throat, making it harder and harder to breath. “I can’t believe this is happening…” I could barely hear my own words over the pounding of my heart. “No. No. No. No!” … Continue reading
from Ew! Comic Books! Let’s face it: The origins, powers and lifestyles of superheroes can be down right scary and disgusting to hypochondriacs and germaphobes like me. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life wondering what kind of diseases a radioactive spider can give me. And believe me, I’m not a traditionalist … Continue reading
from The No Niche I killed a man once. Believe me, though. He had it coming. He struggled- like any man would if he were about to lose his life. But, I did it without compassion, without remorse, and with a great focus that he inevitably realized there was no escape from. Yup. I killed … Continue reading
