Life stories

A cocktail writer goes dry

After countless parties and hangovers, I swore off alcohol for a year and transformed my body and my bank account

Nora Maynard Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 12
Life Life stories, Drinking, Alcohol

I had a fake online girlfriend

Manti Te'o says he was the victim of an online hoax, and I know it can happen. For a year, I believed Jamie's lies

Jonathan Williams Friday, Jan 18, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 35
Life Manti Te'o, Internet

Hell is my own book tour

I used to worry that nobody would show up. Then I realized it's much, much worse when four people do

Adam Mansbach Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 21
Life Books, Book tours, Life stories

Divorcing while pregnant

When I stumbled upon evidence that my new husband might be having an affair, I was horrified -- but also relieved

Alice Parker Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 64
Life Searched and Destroyed

My double life in therapy

In his office, I was a successful woman with a happy marriage. In reality, I was divorced -- and falling apart

Jessica Ciencin Henriquez Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 11
Life therapy, Life stories

Did porn warp me forever?

Like other boys my age, I grew up with unlimited access to smut. At 23, I wonder if it's totally screwed me up

Isaac Abel Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 237
Life Pornography, Masculinity

My breakup with Facebook

This year, I resolve to be the person I was before the time-wasting, approval-seeking site got the better of me

Sara Scribner Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 66
Life Facebook, Life stories, Internet

My year without makeup

Tired of being a slave to my appearance, I gave up all the trappings of beauty -- and ended up discovering myself

Phoebe Baker Hyde Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 58
Life Body Wars, Life stories

Facebook-stalking his ex-girlfriend

As I rummaged through her personal history, I was sad to discover how much I liked her, and how happy they'd been

Ryan Brown Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 21
Life Searched and Destroyed

My lucky thunder thighs

As a stripper, my thick legs were a liability. But they also carried me through drug addiction and grief

Antonia Crane Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 59
Life Body Issues, Body Wars, Stripping

My year of heroin and acne

I was 25 and living with Dad. I wasn't in the clubs, I was in my room. And the worse my skin got, the more I used

Chloe Caldwell Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 46
Life Life stories, addiction, Drugs

Sexy dresses that barely fit

I've struggled with extra weight for years. But I've learned the power of sparkly makeup, Diet Coke and acceptance

Lily Burana Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 19
Life Body Issues, Body Wars

All my wasted New Year’s

I thought binge-drinking was normal for girls my age. But at 22, I realized nothing was normal about how I drank

Helaina Hovitz Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 42
Life Life stories, Drinking

Measure of my manhood

Every guy worries about the size of his unit. Imagine the added pressure of being black

Mychal Denzel Smith Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 12:30 AM UTC 64
Life Body Issues, Body Wars

Hiding my freckles

I wore heavy makeup. I bleached my skin. But I never could cover them up, and eventually, I stopped trying

Sarah Tomlinson Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 10:35 PM UTC
Life Body Issues, Body Wars

Let’s talk about dying

At 88 and ailing, I refuse to live at any cost. I only hope that when the time comes, I'll have the courage to act

Lillian B. Rubin Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 35
Life Life stories, Aging

I was bad Santa

The only time I tried to play St. Nick involved an incontinent basset hound, a bottle of rum and crystal meth

Nicholas Garnett Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 12:45 PM UTC
Life Christmas, santa claus

My father, the bank robber

Dad was a criminal and a boozer, but one Christmas, he tried to offer me a better life

Deni Bechard Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 2:00 AM UTC 10
Life Editor's Picks, Christmas

Our faith-free Christmas

Is it a sign of bad parenting that my kids have no clue who the Three Wise Men are?

Andrew Park Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 11:00 PM UTC 55
Life Real Families, Life stories

Parenting through the apocalypse

My daughter is worried about the end of times on Dec. 21. I laughed at first, but then I saw real fear

Kenneth Rapoza Friday, Dec 21, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Life Real Families, Fatherhood

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