Well, hell. So sad to see you leave. I hope you keep writing, and I'll watch out for your work elsewhere, because you're sharp as they come and a joy to read. Best wishes in the transition.

No "The Dollhouse Murders", by Betty Ren Wright?!

And lighting. I kept waiting for the "exact same angles and makeup and lighting" shot, but it did not happen.

Things can be both insightful social commentary and also directed at kids - or "young adults", per the literary genre classification. There's a solid reason the first four titles you listed are on high school curricula, and it's that they are simultaneously solid social commentary and palatable for young minds. They…

What's a non-hardcore threesome? A literal rather than euphemistic ménage à trois?

" I think wine is gross."

Those are some fantastic stats! This is reminding me of Reality Bites.

Glad I wasn't the only one!

I have a friend who doesn't drink at all, and she is one of the biggest advocates for people to gtfo of pregnant women's business when it comes to what they're doing with their bodies, especially drinking/smoking. As a drinker, I found it interesting that she took the exact same position as I did.

Not much longer now!

I read that as "Karl Lagerfeld babies" and was really confused.

Leto himself is not unattractive, but that look is making me snort-laugh.

AMEN. I am so tired of seeing this "he doesn't rape her" popping up all over the internet. He starts penetrating her, she says "stop, you're hurting me", and he keeps going anyway. That is rape.

That's true IRL too, in my experience.

"You don't know which 'til you're there." So right. Can't even count the number of times my parents accidentally terrified me, not expecting my reaction - and now I've gone through the same thing with my own kids so many times (not with threats, mind you. Just with misgauging the kind of jokes or show they're ready…

I have been both this kid and this mother. I remember bitching my parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles out for laughing at my singing and dancing, and I routinely surreptitiously laugh my ass off at things my kids do seriously.

Well, two mouth teeth. The vagina dentata is obviously sporting a full set.

Hey! I feel like I was you, 13 years ago. I'm a cis woman and have a stronger preference for men, and I'm 38. I also have been monogamously married to a cis man for 15 years and have 2 kids, which makes being straight-presenting super easy. But. I am definitely attracted to some women, and when I say I have a stronger…

I would definitely be that overly friendly person on the street or in the coffee shop who races up to tell you how much I love your Delirium jacket.

Seconded. I'm almost 39 years old and have mermaid length hair, coloured coppery/strawberry blonde. When I was in my early 30s and going back to school to study law I bobbed it to look professional. It really wasn't me and I grew it back out, and have been happy with it ever since. Best part? Because of my hair type…