All posts by Metro Weekly Contributor
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Return to Sender
There was a time in high school, early in senior year, when thick, overstuffed envelopes that came in the mail were good, especially if the...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: In the dark? Open your eyes. Lost? Get the map from the glove compartment. Confused? Talk out your issues with yourself. There's interplay...
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
I've never really been the vacationing type. I have a number of handy excuses for this personality flaw. My work schedule generally precludes me from...
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Vacation Outing
My most beloved tropical vacation began with a single border crossing. There is no other way to get to Dulles than to cross into Virginia....
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Second City Safari
My partner tells the story of her family's Brady Bunch-inspired drive to the Grand Canyon and back, two parents and three kids with pop-up camper...
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Divine Intervention
We were on I-5 heading south toward Seattle, stopped in traffic, when Carl's sister called to tell us that there was some sort of SWAT...
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Star Gazing
Paris, 1904. Albert Einstein walks into the Lapin Agile hoping to see his sweetheart, whom he has planned to meet at the Bar Rouge at...
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On the Bright Side
For gay-marriage litigants, July was the cruelest month. Prior to the Washington Supreme Court decision in Andersen v. King County, there were two substantive state...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: It's a time for missing the bus you meant to catch, and finding money on the one you do. It's a time for...
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Silky Smooth
He doesn't look much like the Duke, with his coarse dreads pushed back and an empty buttonhole crying on his shoulder. But make no mistake...
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Green-Eyed Envy
My partner has red hair. It was one of the first things I learned about her more than 11 years ago. I'd never even seen...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: You know when you forget something and go back to the house, and find that you also left the burner on? Well, here's...
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One Act Wonders
It's summertime in D.C., which means humidity reminding us that we are a city built on swampland and the Metro bulging with tourists trying to...
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Innocence Lost
Poor Snoopy. America's favorite beagle has turned rabid and mangled his chirping little friend. What's a teenage blockhead to do? Why, question the Universe, of...
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The New York Effect
In the past few weeks, gay-marriage advocates pursuing their goal by filing lawsuits have suffered several defeats. The most surprising and most significant of these...
