Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

Tomorrow is a big day for me.  My book, Straight Up And Dirty, comes out.  Onto actual shelves in actual stores.  I’m in Austin, so friends keep emailing, "So, are you excited?"   I’m sick is what I am, and none…

There was a woman in my JCC writing class who dreamt of her husband before ever meeting him.  I remember writing in the margin of her work that I got chills when I read it.  That night, after class, I…

I took one yesterday, in the afternoon, because The Suitor insisted, "come on, don’t you have to pee now?"  It was the five-day early pregnancy test.  My breasts have been hurting, and I’ve felt slightly naush.  Negative.  Then I got…

“More Room for Baby,” an episode of Designed to Sell on HGTV—where experts come in and help homeowners modify their homes for best resale value—has been suggested to me by TiVo.  Well of course it has.  Baby everything is everywhere…

"Yeah, but I think I’m ovulating."
"Woo hoo."
"Yeah."
"What do you mean, you think?"
Do I go there?  Do I discuss discharge and the ovulation kit strips I pee on each morning?  I think he’ll close his eyes and…

The day my future husband asked my father for my hand in marriage, I wrote a letter.  I decided to post that letter (in its entirety, under the category "past tense") because it’s not the same sorrow without knowing the…

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,…

I faint when I give blood.  I actually walk into a blood lab and warn, “Listen, no joke I’m going to faint from fear, so give me someone who knows how to do this, and whatever you do, don’t let…