Trouble, We’ve Been Expecting You

Trouble, We’ve Been Expecting You

Hello, Trouble. We were expecting you. Come right in and make yourself at home. Will you be staying awhile? We thought so. We’ve heard a lot about you. We’ve seen you visit our friends’ homes. To be honest, we’ve been dreading your arrival for...
The Faded Price Tag on Teenage Sex

The Faded Price Tag on Teenage Sex

This post first appeared on, where I serve as one of the bloggers.  I braced myself as I walked in the door. I knew it would be dark, so dark that I’d have to squint to read the faded gray numbers on the price tags. And I knew it would be loud, so loud that I’d have...

I’m not the type of girl to have an affair. Am I?

The first time she met him, she thought, “I don’t have my wedding ring on, so he won’t know I’m married.” She doesn’t remember what attracted her. Maybe his forwardness? His attentiveness?Whatever caused the spark, it made her pulse...

A Bright Red Teeth Ring on the Other Baby’s Arm

When Cole was a baby, we were in a neighborhood play group. There were about a dozen kids, so it got pretty chaotic while the moms chatted and the kids rammed trucks into each other and banged pots on the play stove.On one particular week, I was asking the other moms...

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