Murder mystery aside, ‘Sharp Objects’ is fundamentally about women at their worst and the trauma that brought them there. (Note: Spoilers ahead!) A few Sunday nights ago, when my boyfriend and I sat down so that he could catch up on the Sharp Objects episodes he had missed, I burned my hand on a hot pan. […]
Were you invited to a Moms’ Night Out Holiday Cookie Exchange that demanded you bake 72 homemade cookies and don’t know how to say no? Ask a Single Mom. Thinking about divorce and want to know what life is like on the other side? Ask a Single Mom. Have no idea how to make time […]
Scenes depicting abuse and sexual violence are par for the course in dramas, but never have two characters so closely mirrored the abusive relationship that dominated my early 20s. By the end of the second episode, I felt sick. My friend Zach and I had been awaiting Big Little Lies months before its February premiere. […]
Despite the Instagram-worthy scenery, the women of ‘Big Little Lies’ are in pain, and rarely is succor found in their spouses. I had no bridesmaids in my wedding party because my husband and I had no wedding party. We made the decision to stand solo at the altar for several pragmatic reasons, not the least […]
