The Last Ark of The Covenent

Banishing the “Wicked” in Stepmother
She had platinum blond hair worn in an Aqua-Net bouffant, thick black eyeliner and a figure Jayne Mansfield would’ve killed for. At night she peeled her false eyelashes off like she was undressing her face.

10 Things NOT to do on Your Child’s School Field Trip
When the Bossy Docent yells at a child for pulling a pine cone off a tree, yelling, “Leave this land exactly as you found it,” do not whisper to your child’s teacher …

What the Asshats Say to Make You Stay!
In making me feel smaller, The Greek God ensured that I’d never leave because, considering all of my flaws, I believed I was lucky to get him and should just put up with the times he treated me poorly.

Empty Nest = Lame Sex?
It was still summer and the cock blockers were gone. I’d driven them at breakneck speed up to my mom’s in Santa Barbara. It was the first time they’d be away from home and we could have sex in every room of the house.

When an Asshat tells you he’s an Asshat, Believe Him
Here’s the funny thing about people. They tell you who they are. And they often tell you right away. Recently, I worked with an

Zen and the Art of Sailing During A Small Craft Advisory Warning
I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to barf. I didn’t want to get salty. I didn’t want to smell feces. I didn’t

When I Tried to Kill my Ex With a No. 2 Pencil
He walked in the door of our house at 1 a.m., as if it were only 6 p.m. and he didn’t reek of Other Women.

One Advertiser Takes a Stunningly Bold Step!
In a recent Today Style article Marisa Kabas writes: “Last month, (e-retailer) ModCloth was the first company to sign onto the ‘Truth in Advertising Heroes

14 Reasons You Attract Asshats
When it comes to dating, do you keep choosing Asshats over and over and over again? I was an Asshat-magnet, right up until my

Are You Turning the Asshat’s Bread Crumbs Into a Rustic Loaf?
Ahh, that perennial relationship black hole of Calcutta, the Asshat. They don’t call when they say they will. They don’t show up when expected.

“Dear White Moms” is a Must Read
Racism: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular

My Life as an Assassin
I didn’t realize when I woke up this morning, there was a price on my head. I rolled out of bed, after the kids