School shopping at the Franklin Mills Mall was a summer tradition in the Conochan household. Kelaine recounts the trauma and triumph.

Sudden unemployment can either get you down or open up a world of possibilities. Take a peek at Kelaine’s log, from Whole Foods trips to new hairdo ideas.

Are you collecting air miles or status points? Of course you are, you noble traveler. This world of prestige and power is all yours!

Long distance relationships are never easy. This is how to break the news and break a heart when your flight home is already scheduled.

When Bambino the puppy gets invited and flakes out, his friends take notice and don’t like it one bit. A poem about manners.

You’d think the editor of a creative writing magazine would write regularly and easily. But it turns out that writing is pretty hard, even when you love it.

The sound, the fury, the power. No matter how well you plan, sometimes you’re going to get stuck in a thunderstorm. And we love that for you.

The container was labeled HOT WATER. So why didn’t it taste like HOT WATER? Because you are a careless monster. A hellion. I hope you get what you deserve.

A throwback to simpler times, when going outside was the entire purpose of life. A look back at a suburban childhood, where kids and sunshine ruled.