Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
Vacations prove that a life of pleasure is overrated.
I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup.
I am most drawn to writing when I have something else urgent to do.
Call on literary convention, and it will gladly tell your story for you.
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.