A Queer Girl's Lifestyle Blog

Dawn broke as the van snaked around the mountain faces of Northwest Vietnam. In the pale blue light, we saw children in traditional garb...

A nd what a wild while it's been. I'm not exactly sure what this space will be now, but is anyone sure what anything will be now? Now is...

Does anyone actually, enthusiastically, genuinely enjoy a party? Are there any true, honest-to-goodness extroverts out there who thrive...

I've been part of a wine club with friends from grad school for over 5 years now. The wine club has survived jobs starting and stalling...

I love mussels. I love most shellfish, in fact. Scallops, oysters, lobsters, clams... if you have a hard shell and a soft body, I...

One of the pleasures of public space is its gift of anonymity - the privilege to move through it without being singled out; the privilege...

I’m not sure about this, but my friend Ally says that I do well when faced with the crushing and unending ennui of life. Frankly, I don’t...

Your good news is not always someone else’s good news. Don’t let that stop you from sharing your news with people you want to share with,...

A few months ago, during the height of sticky summer sadness, I went on a coffee date with a friend. We were chatting about this and that...

Pennsylvania rocks. It rocks in the figurative sense of being super great, and it rocks in the sense that there are literal stones,...

Our lives are all segmented into multiple, invariable cycles. Monday’s minor depression high tides into Friday’s fleeting joy. The stress...

In theory, I hate the beach. I don't like getting dirty from the sand. I don't like salt water. I don't like getting sunburns, and for...

Rachel and I aren't super good at getting our shit together enough to send out greeting cards at the end of the year. Every year we would...

This is the sixth Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the most Parisian parts of Paris hidden in plain sight. Check out...

The internet black hole I traveled down this morning led me to the website of the French Academy - the body that governs over the French...

One of the questions that I had going into our medically-assisted babymaking adventure which I could not find on-line was what the actual...

Have you ever been eating a delicious piece of cake and said to yourself, "This cake is good, but it would be so much better if it were...

Hello! Happy New Year! Welcome back to Queer Martha and, specifically, Buns in the Oven! We're still keeping on keeping on with this...

Are you looking for a quirky theme for your Christmas dinner? Perhaps a last-minute effort to spice up your holiday? Have you run through...

My super friend Veronica, who was there for me when I had a flat tire on New Year's Day 2016 (Oh, I see what you did there, 2016. That...