I recently saw Megan Abbott (another phenomenal crime writer) at a book signing for her latest novel and she mentioned Knoll as one of her favorite contemporary writers, and she said that Knoll is so polished and sophisticated but writes some of the darkest and most violent stories, which is so true! I cannot wait to…

Exactly. And his whole “oh you’re gonna be here all night” bullshit? Motherfucker, if she wants to stay until last call that is her goddamned right because she has cash in hand and you are open for business. 

I just returned to work and have a 3 month old and my husband is on an academic calendar and so doesn’t return to work til September. My in home day care texted me yesterday to say that she can't take my son, even though we confirmed in March. I'm so stressed, but your post makes me a little hopeful this am!

I have PCOS and we tried for well over a year without success and then tried clomid last fall. We have a 3 month old son, which after all the months of trying feels like a miracle. Good luck, try t stay positice, and keep trying whatever your doc recommends.

I mentioned upthread that I finally got rid of the alien I’ve been hosting for...5 years according to the doctor. He was a dermoid cyst approximately the size of 2 man fists put together (the doctor had limited props for demonstration) and was hiding behind my bowel. But the doctor managed to save my ovary and…

I started a new job in mid May that I’m not entirely qualified for.  My boss moved up my 90 day review (which was originally scheduled for August 14) because he wanted to let me know what a difference I have made to the company, how impressed he is with how quickly I've learned, and how much easier I have made his…

Thanks, RD--I’ve never heard of Derma E!

It’s been an emotional week for me.

At this point, we’ve been living so cheap during law school (even with a couple kids) that even the easier government job would be a step up. On the other hand, there will be loans to repay, and the kids will eventually need shit like braces, and maybe eventually I’d like to not live in an apartment. The other…

This is an escalation of a behavioral pattern I see often with the university students I teach. I’m not sure what failed at the university and high school levels, but students are indeed genuinely confused about what constitutes plagiarism. Those passages Rich selected re: ‘respectable women’ are a great example -…

It’s not even really an excuse, it’s an admission. There’s something Trumpian about describing an offense and then using that description as your defense. Like, “I’m not a drug dealer, I just give people illegal narcotics in exchange for money.” Huh??

Even as a high schooler in a subpar public school “don’t plagiarize” was beaten into our brains much more forcefully than constructive lessons on how to write well were. I don’t for a second believe that this was a fine distinction that was lost on her. MOREOVER, she goes to the University of Chicago, which has a VERY…

Stoller’s skeleton staff shocked by stolen story, submit succinct statement: “Sorry!”

I was looking for a roommate when I met Virtual Eddie, and he moved in full time like after a month.

Their Indian wedding ceremony is going to last longer then they have been dating.

I really thought that was some teenager before I read the caption. What’s amazing is that she looks totally normal — not “worked on” or anything. Not “good for her age” either. I mean, a teenager would feel great if she looked that good.

I’m trying to get sober right now. (It’s very, very new. Like, a couple days. Like, this is the first time I’m talking about it, online or IRL.) It sucks, and I admire Demi Lovato’s years of sobriety, of course, but also her honesty about her recent relapse. I hope she recovers from her OD and makes her way back to…

I know that a lot of athletic programs ban parents from practice because of overzealous involvement. But holy hell any program that doesn’t allow me to attend my kid’s practice or time with the coach whenever I want is not a program my kid will be in. I don't care how many gold medals someone has. Nothing is worth…

“Everybody liked him and so I thought what he was doing was just normal. I didn’t think he was being serious at first, but then I didn’t know how to stop him.”

The scary part is now that the Larry Nassar piece of rotten wood has been removed, all the nasty assholes who’ve also been doing this for years are starting to be exposed.