How I Became Internet Famous for Having Herpes — and Why I’m Retiring
The moment you go viral, you lose all control over your story, your privacy and, in some ways, your future.
Read MoreThe moment you go viral, you lose all control over your story, your privacy and, in some ways, your future.
Read MoreFor the last year I’ve been a sex writer who doesn’t write. I haven’t had much sex either, but that’s a different essay.
Read MoreI think it’s fair to say that I’ve seen the dark side of Twitter. So why am I still here?
Read MoreSometimes when I am having a no good, very bad day, I pour myself a Diet Coke, nestle up in bed, and watch fail videos on YouTube.
Read MoreI wasn’t ready to come out. Then a stranger sent an email to my coworkers and I didn’t have a choice anymore.
Read MoreIs your phone on silent? Good.
Read MoreMental health issues are just as real and serious as any virus or broken limb.
Read MoreBeing the Face of Herpes doesn’t pay well.
Read MoreSo The Atlantic published another (another?!) article about trigger warnings this week, meaning my Facebook and Twitter feeds were full of outraged baby boomers yet again. Trigger warnings have become emblematic of the over-sensitivity and out of control political correctness of my generation, if you believe the media and its breathless coverage of the “trend” […]
Read MoreIt feels like the rug has been pulled out from under you, like you’ve been pushed off a cliff and you are falling and you just keep falling.
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