Come protest, you animal activists! Shake your heads in disgust, hipsters. And roll your eyes, past me. My wife and I have done something, which a lot of people call demeaning, pointless and crass: We dressed up our cat for Christmas. More specifically, we dressed him up as a reindeer astronaut, took a picture and … Continue reading
There is one undeniable truth that I learned during the recent holidays. No. It is not goodwill towards all. It is not how to deck any halls, and nor is it that seeing family and friends is more important than locking myself away to watch the Dr. Who Christmas special. No. I leave the holiday … Continue reading
Happy New Year! I have never really been one to do the whole New Year’s resolution thing. Promising to lose weight or start shaving more than once a month just because January 1 has rolled around never seemed, well, too promising to me. It’s like saying, “I’m definitely going to do the dishes today” expect … Continue reading
If you’re on the toilet in a public restroom, and the fire alarm goes off, do you chance it? I was plagued with this conundrum the other day, and I didn’t have a clear answer. And, truly, I believe this is an issue worth addressing. My work place held a fire drill recently, and the … Continue reading
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 The No Niche Who are the Others on my family island? Being biracial can leave you torn between two worlds, if you’re close to one parent and not the other. All of my life, my sister and I have only known my mom’s Ukrainian side of the family. We weren’t close with our African … 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 The No Niche My pen used to save the galaxy. I sat at my third grade desk, with my hands hidden inside, and my light brown eyes lit with wonder at the magical pen between my fingers. It was a special pen, not one of those fancy, felt tip or gold-lined pens, but better … 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
