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I don’t remember the first time I saw Halloween, and it doesn’t matter. Watching it as a kid wouldn’t be the same as watching it now. The music, the mask, the 1978-ness of it all, everything about it says to me, you were young once, and it fucking ruled.

Sometimes when I start a new project I get the "I'm the new Jan Brady" thing stuck in my head. I'm not sure why. It has nothing to do with why Jan Brady said she was the new Jan Brady.

It’s not often I get to say this, mostly because I spent the last two years working on Bent and...

First, be born a human. Obviously, you’ve already done that—so good job. Now, make mistakes. Tons of them. Know this...

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

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

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

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

7:00pm Me: How ya feelin’ baby? Mauro: I feel like shit. Drink some juice. No, it sounds gross. Then drink...

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

It started with Patty Hearst. Actually, it started when I was watching a documentary on Rolling Stone Magazine where they...

So this morning I spent at least two hours lying in bed watching an unbelievably insane Twitter war explode between...

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

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

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

I must have had some really weird dreams last night because when I woke up this morning, this is the...

Since the weather’s been getting warmer I’ve seen some very weird bugs flying around inside our house. And they’re everywhere. It’s...

Saturday, 2:30 pm. There’s a dude sitting outside my house in a white Mercedes. He doesn’t appear to be homeless, broken...

(…Or make it all better, depending how you look at it.) For Christmas my aunt Judi, knowing how stressed out...

I just found a one question test that reveals whether or not you have the mind of a psychopath. It’s...

I used to make endless fun of my friend Jalee for owning a Kindle. Kindles were for the lazy. Seriously,...

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

There is an unusually large, very out-of-place house around the corner from us that Mauro and I refer to as...

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

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

Because of the Olympics I just took a quiz called “How Many Of These Flags Of The World Can You...

I get emails from something called Quora Digest. I have no idea why. I don’t remember signing up for anything,...

I have become a recluse. Mauro has to do everything. He does the laundry, makes dinners, feeds the dog, walks...

I bet you’ve been there. I’ve been there. Many times. And I still didn’t guess. I’d give you a hint,...

Excuse me, but WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE PERSON WHO WROTE THIS. Why do the people have to...