My book Bad Lawyer drops this May. It’s about my wack experiences in law school, courthouses, and law offices. The idea is to demystify law as a revered profession. And in anticipation of its release, I’ve decided to do a series of accessible and hopefully entertaining primers on legal topics. I think a lot of people are curious about what exactly is taught in law school but are intimidated by the unnecessarily esoteric and elitist way the material is presented.

So alas, here is my attempt to elucidate, to show you it isn’t that scary and can at times even…

My book Bad Lawyer drops this May. It’s about my wack experiences in law school, courthouses, and law offices. The idea is to demystify law as a revered profession. And in anticipation of its release, I’ve decided to do a series of accessible and hopefully entertaining primers on legal topics. I think a lot of people are curious about what exactly is taught in law school but are intimidated by the unnecessarily esoteric and elitist way the material is presented.

So alas, here is my attempt to elucidate, to show you it isn’t that scary and can be kind of…

Author Catie Disabato is my ex-girlfriend. Unlike her U Up? protagonist Eve and her ex Bea, Catie and I are on good terms. We continue to exchange writing and are even in the same writing group. We were dating for most of Catie’s drafting of U Up?, and in the acknowledgments Catie credits me with helping her finish it (although I don’t remember that at all). But I’m excited to see it in the world. The novel is about a baddy witch on an emotional and chemical bender all over Los Angeles. It’s a blast. …

My book Bad Lawyer drops this May. It’s about my wack experiences in law school, courthouses, and law offices. The idea is to demystify law as a revered profession. And in anticipation of its release, I’ve decided to write a series of accessible and hopefully entertaining primers on legal topics. I think a lot of people are curious about what exactly is taught in law school but are intimidated by the unnecessarily esoteric and elitist way the material is presented.

So alas, here is my attempt to elucidate, to show you it isn’t that scary and can be kind of…

My book Bad Lawyer drops this May. It’s about my wack experiences in law school, courthouses, and law offices. The idea is to demystify law as a revered profession. And in anticipation of its release, I’ve decided to do a series of accessible and hopefully entertaining primers on legal topics. I think a lot of people are curious about what exactly is taught in law school but are intimidated by the unnecessarily esoteric and elitist way the material is presented.

So alas, here is my attempt to elucidate, to show you it isn’t that scary and can actually be kind…

I’ve always fantasized about walking into my therapist’s office, lowering my sunglasses, and announcing: “well, I’m cured!”

Sometimes I feel that way, when I’m on an upswing. I’ll talk to my therapist like I’m the most neurotypical person on the planet. “Anxiety? I don’t know her!”

But as preeminent anxiety writer Melissa Broder said: “Just when I think I’m never going to have panic attacks again, that’s when I start to get them again.”

Same.

Things will be great, and I’ll feel like I’m approaching happiness or some degree or normalcy. I’ll think to myself, “I just hope my anxiety…

Planet Soul

Last year, I was eating a salad and watching Bravo’s Southern Charm when cast member Madison LeCroy called her on-again, off-again boyfriend Austen her “twin flame.”

A piece of lettuce fell out of my mouth.

I’d been reading a lot about twin flames at the time, mostly because my messy lover had said I was hers. (To be fair, I was messy too. We were messy together.)

And I’d been seeing my own twisted relationship in Austen and Madison’s desperate attempts to cling to each other despite all logical evidence that they should not be together. They had different values…

2020 in review

Normally these types of lists come out before the new year, but who cares about time anymore?

2020 was a weird one. A virus named for a Mexican lager ravaged planet Earth. The US government fucked up even more than usual. The chaos queen was voted out of the White House by a zombie and a cop. We all became captivated by a TV show starring Hugh Grant.

Whenever the world gets bleak, I comfort myself by remembering that a compelling book or album or movie is around the corner. …