Don't be afraid. There are NO images of rats in this essay. *TO LISTEN TO THIS ESSAY CLICK THE VIDEO BELOW, NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR....

You need to have a MAJOR life epiphany, first.

It doesn't matter how you get there. So long as you *get there.*

Temples are pretty. I'm ugly.

Airports and hedonism go together like short fuses and crash diets.

I carry enough baseless generational guilt around with me. I traipse over to the woman in charge. I love a bitch at the helm. I secretly...

I'll hold your hand through this nightmare.

A story about gay country western bars.

A story about siblings.

A Long Island story.