A self-help book can't really address a problem unless it's individualized. It's not going to talk about a globalized problem.

I've always been a fan of plain writing. I hate metaphor-laden, heavily larded, lyrical writing.

In gay culture hookups are a way of escaping your class.

Historically, there would always be people among the general population who had family members, friends, cousins who'd done time or who'd been in prison.

I bartended for a catering company for two or three years...

Guys will definitely settle for women who get the joke. But a woman who can make you laugh? It's not high on a guy's must list. Perhaps it should be.

When you become deeply involved with someone, their problems become yours, and vice versa. It's family.