I am never sure, when approached by a man on the street, if I should be nice or mean. Either way, it seems, I pay for it.
In the past I have, in some cases, flat-out ignored men who attempted to speak to me. Sometimes this was intentional, sometimes not. This is my version of [...]

I bet you didn’t know that I am
A BIG FAT WOMAN!! WOOO!!
but the man in the car at 5:55 this Sunday morning knew, and he wanted me to know also.

I can’t even begin to tell you how deeply disturbing I find this story about a teenaged girl who, after blossoming into physical beauty, becomes paranoid and is finally diagnosed with schizophrenia. This was featured on Big Fat Blog, via a couple of other blogs, but I felt that I needed to write something a [...]

Originally posted to Big Fat Blog
It is a Saturday night party in Portland, and I am intoxicated.
I am surrounded by art students and young hipsters, feeling very out of place: fat, makeupless, wearing jeans and a wedding ring. But I endeavour to strike up conversation with the young funk fan next to me on [...]