Outspoken

Sometimes ‘Y’: Self-Sabotage and the Art of Overcoming It

“You’re so full of it,” my ex-boyfriend told me after I got out the shower the day before Memorial Day. He had complimented my incoming abs, and while I was applying lotion to my body, I replied it was hard for...

A Second Chance at My First Real Life

In my last column, I talked about how I got married (to a woman), had two wonderful sons, then eventually found myself divorced. I have to say, it has the makings of a screenplay. But now, I’m faced with the re...

Ryan Lee

Sometimes “Y”: No Rain Delay for the Start of Summer

It’s often annoying living in a city with suburban-centric news outlets. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which moved from downtown to outside the perimeter five years ago, divides its “Metro” section by outly...

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...