Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

I’ve seen pictures of them together, where half of the “them” changes as I sift through the box.  The she’s change.  His past is there.  Old girlfriends, caught in a kiss.  It makes me feel anxious and empty, like I’m…

Today is my 30th birthday. I was born on September 29 at 4:38 pm.  For a year, I had to listen to people ask me my age and say, "oooh, turning thirty soon, huh?"  My mother arrived from Florida today,…

There comes a point on your actual birthday where people ask you the birthday questions.  "Sooooo, how does it feel?"  I don’t like this question.  It’s right up there with, "Did everything come out okay?" when returning from the bathroom…

Oh dear God.  Of all the things to fall in love with at Harvest in the Square… amid the caramelized duck breasts, tender Latin chicken with plantains, I fell in love with the old standby of Mac ‘N Cheese, courtesy…

I am beyond disgusted.  My skin is crawling, and every 9 seconds or so, I’m convinced there’s a bug crawling in my hair, eyelashes, on my calve, no that one.  Back to the ankle.  The corner of my eye.
I…

I feel like getting drunk right now, but I fear it’s too early to start drinking.  It’s 4:05 in the afternoon.  This is where writers get into trouble I suspect.  I’m creating the drunken category now, where I’ll file all…

I could make a day out of planning a menu.  I can actually make two days of it.  I just proved that, but now my time is running up.  For the past two days I’ve been trying to craft a…

I used the razor, the one when you’re at someone’s beach house you’re supposed to ignore.  I used it, taking care to remember its last position on the shower shelf, to remember how to return it.  I shaved my legs,…