Bent: The Book

I wrote some other stuff while I was writing Bent to keep myself from going completely insane. It didn’t really work. Stop me if I ever say I’m going to write an0ther book.

AND THAT’S THE DAY

So here's what happens the day your new book comes out: Not much. It's weird. It's one of the biggest...

THE STORY OF BENT

I saw a YouTube video once where a guy dressed head-to-toe like a red devil with a long tail and...

A LETTER TO JAVIER BARDEM

Dear Javier, I once read an article about you where you said your favorite actor was Al Pacino. I assume...

A LETTER TO RUSSELL BRAND

Dear Russell, You may or may not remember this, but we met a few months ago when you were here...

A LETTER TO DAVID THORNE

What's Up David, So my husband just asked me what I was doing and I told him I was writing...

PANIC ATTACK

Panic attacks are pretty special. Overwhelming surges of terror appearing out of nowhere, drowning you in fear, choking the breath...

TITLES

I thought of a lot of titles for the book before deciding on  Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass ....

MORE STUFF THAT PROBABLY WON’T MAKE IT INTO BENT

Yes, there is a part one to this post. I've written a lot of stuff. Not all of it publishable....

THIS ISN’T MEANT TO BE SAD, BUT IT IS ABOUT DEATH

So my editor has been encouraging me to amp things up a little with third-party quotes, which do come in...

THANK YOU CONOR MAH-FUCKING-GREGOR

"Terrifying." This is my usual answer when anyone asks me how the writing is going. "It's terrifying." Writing a book...

THIS POST WENT NOWHERE NEAR WHERE INTENDED

A little over a year ago a very nice woman named Debra found my blog and asked if I wanted...

YEARS FROM NOW, WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT WRITING THIS BOOK, I WILL THINK OF DONALD TRUMP

The week my editor first contacted me about writing a book was the same week Donald Trump announced he was...