I was supposed to have a date with Mr. Nicepost tonight.  Was.  I got an email from him early this afternoon saying that he was sick.  The flu.  He suggested we get together Friday.  But I have family stuff this weekend and so… People get sick all of the time.  It happens. And yet my [...]

Once again I defer to the late, great Philip Larkin: “They fuck you up, your mum and dad, They may not mean to, but they do”. Recently I’ve become aware that one of my mom’s little “sayings” wasn’t nearly as common or everyday as I’d previously thought. Growing up, I must’ve heard at least a [...]

Last night I had a nondate. A couple of weeks ago I was supposed to meet this guy for drinks, and he emailed early in the day saying he was still interested in meeting me but had had a couple of promising dates with a new girl and so was thinking that our “date” would [...]