Author Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter

That’s What She Said: We’ll Never Be Royals … Or Will We?

Me: “Will I live long enough to see an openly gay heir to the throne? Doubt it.” Friend: “I don’t know. That’s what I said about a black president.”I am a huge Anglophile and, like many others, have followed t...

Millie’s Eyes & the Windows to the Soul

WARNING: Melissa Carter might make you cry in this touching tribute to her mother's failing eyesight.

Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter: The worst phone tag partner to have

It has been awhile since I had the sense my body was about to take me in an unknown direction. I have had health issues a majority of my life, but had found respite these past few years. However, a recent docto...

Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter: A solo day at the theater

I don’t mind doing things by myself. In fact, sometimes I prefer it that way since it allows me to sit quietly in my own space and reset. It also gives me a chance to absorb my surroundings, especially when I’m...

Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter: Mr. Carter hits the field

There comes a time in all our lives when things begin to get consistently complicated. I always assumed that time hit around puberty and the introduction of unrequited love, but have since realized it emerges d...