One of the hardest things about young adulthood is coming to terms with the fact that we can’t all be lampposts when we grow up. Continue reading
Smart People on Bad Days
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: SUMMER
It’s Halloween. Should you be scared of herpes? Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: OWEN
Sometimes the answers to complex questions are simple. Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: BRIANA
But parties are good. Sex is good. Life is good. Enjoy! Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: DARREN
Your only advice column this week that contains the phrase “Plaque can suck a cock!” Continue reading
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DEAR READER
We edit and produce, I don’t know, like 60,000 words a week. It feels, as Miley Cyrus might say, “pretty cool.” Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: RICK
Sometimes you have to figure out if your friend is a friend or a screaming hate-monger. Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: MAGGIE
You want to know what part you are destined to play in this story. You want to know what you can do to give it a happy ending. And you want to know if this is the beginning, the middle, or the end of the novel. I don’t know. I am not in the business of fortune telling or of telling people how they should feel. I can only advise you that if you chose to pursue a relationship with this man, it will not simply be a love story you are writing. It will a complicated and difficult narrative you are setting yourself up for. Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: LAURA
I try to tell myself that the relationship wasn’t meant to be, and that some people just take a long time to get over, but I still can’t get him out of my head. Do I accept that he’s just someone that will be in my thoughts indefinitely and carry on, or do I indulge my curiosity? Continue reading
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SMART PEOPLE ON BAD DAYS: CALL FOR LETTERS
Send me a question to smartpeopleonbaddays (at) gmail.com! I keep all information strictly confidential and change all names of letter-writers. Drop me a line this week. Continue reading
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