My Lou Diamond FunkUp
They say blood is thicker than water, and I tried to test that theory out at DragonCon over Labor Day weekend, but the celebrity I’m related to doesn’t even know we’re family.
My sister is the official gen...
My Eyes Are Up Here
It happens everywhere.
I originally thought what I’d observed the other day at a meeting was something reserved for less-formal environments, like radio. However, it seems even those immersed in what many co...
Sorrow, Two-Fold
In which Melissa Carter learns a tough lesson.
That’s What She Said: Moving Closer While Moving Apart
“You should share more about that with your readers.”That was recent advice from a friend after I told him I was moving. Not moving away from Atlanta, but moving to another area within the city. The reason he w...
The Goodness in Being Naive
I know Mr. Carter’s uncle didn’t mean to upset him. However, in my son’s mind he was certain he was heading into the abyss.
My 3 year old is very practical. This is not a kid who relies on imagination to cre...
That’s What She Said: The Beach Should Get Whatever Body You Give It!
Now that Memorial Day is behind us, we are officially into bathing suit season, and boy is that the topic of conversation among straight women these days. I specify straight women because they seem to feel more...
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: 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: 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...
Melissa Carter: Learning to embrace birthdays
A proud Pisces, I just celebrated my 48th birthday on the 11th. As a woman who has never been self-conscious about my age, it was a fun time hanging out with friends and spending the actual day with my son. But...