Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

When I was in high school, there was an advanced placement exam to get into the AP English track.  The exam included Theodore Roethke’s poem, “My Papa’s Waltz.”  We were graded on our interpretation of it.  There was a right…

Jack Franzen, one of the traders on the Merrill Lynch trading floor, was taking bets.  He was certain he could eat one of each from the contents of the vending machine on their floor, excluding the chewing gum.  Mints?  Did…

Over wine and polenta, a friend of mine told me a recent Cosmopolitan Magazine article claimed women prefer men with love handles over those without.  "Why?" he asked me.  "I just don’t get it.""I don’t get why you’re reading Cosmo.""Well,…

Do me a favor.  Scroll to the bottom of this post and read the last line aloud.  Chalk it up to a singalong.  Once you’ve done this, you’re ready to continue reading.  Go on, I’ll wait. 
I’ve been working like…

The elliptical machine is the least painful pursuit of sweat at the gym; it’s the exercise I can sustain for the longest period of time, so for me, it’s the most efficient cardio I can do.  Sex is pretty much…

The most interesting thing about live music is the reaction of those that have come to witness it. It’s some obscure artist to you, but clearly the trailer park dude with the short pants and chops knows the words. He…

I’ve attended three different fat camps for five consecutive summers.  For four summers, I was a camper.  Then I stepped it up hard core and became a counselor to overweight eight year olds whose vaginas were concealed by their corpulent…

On rainy days I watch overcast movies like The Goonies. It’s the ultimate rainy day movie; the way grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup are the rainy day meal. That’s just the way it is. I love how dark it…