Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

jo artsy goes commando

I’m doing some writing at Jo’s Coffee again. When you’re a guest of Jo’s you have choices. Not just soy, skim, foam on the side, but there’s seating to consider. You can sit facing the parking lot, or…

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three kinds of tired: waking up my vagina

I have a doctor’s appointment today, so I showered. It was the least I could do. As much as I want to cancel, I know it’s important to have regular check ups. Especially when it comes to the girly gadgets.…

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a room with a view

It’s not the biggest deal. Snow. I get that. Except when it’s the first time your children see it, the first time they run outside to taste it. The first time they run back inside to ask when the…

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red light district

In April 2009, while in Los Angeles for meetings, I found myself caught in a sting. Maybe not really a sting, but the red light camera flashed as I drove through an intersection in Beverly Hills. Months later, the rental…

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roadkill cake: tastes like texas v. alabama

M y high school was a bunch of mollycoddled milksops. The Wheatley School in Old Westbury, NY, had bleachers and two goal posts, but it didn’t have a football team. People are more surprised that I attended a high…

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christmas is over: now what?

What a lovely warm holiday, with sweet sugarplums all too happy to share… their toys and their sass. Warm wishes to you and your dear drama queens and kingpins. We’re off to go bowling for the first time today.

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double socks + knots

It’s odd to be back in Austin with warnings of snow, while my body is spotted with mosquito bites. I swear there has to be something particular to redheads that make us insect targets. Not the color of our…

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the whisper scream at trivia night

"I think Mother Egans is where Megan goes for Trivia Night every Sunday." "Ooh, I did Trivia Nights in New York." "Yeah, me too." "No, Phil, you came to my Trivia Night." "Nooo—" "Yeees, at The Village Idiot." "Yeah, at…

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there’s no place like home, even when home sucks

The last time I had a migraine was in college, when I’d been given pain medication for the removal of all four of my wisdom teeth. There was no swelling. I ate eggplant parmigiana. But as a reaction to the…

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today is my birthday

I’m 34. I was scared about the idea that I was nearing 35. But now that I’ve slept well and and have awoken to flowers and birthday cards, things seem brighter. Before falling asleep, I told Phil I was…

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