She could have been Miss America-Western Hemisphere-Earth-Galaxy-Universe that night as she smoothed Robin’s Egg Blue powder over her eyelids and told me it was called “eye shadow”. She stroked red cream on her lips and cheeks, and she made her eyelashes long and black with a fuzzy stick dipped into a pink tube. She wore […]

Santa,

You have tons of resources at your disposal, a massive workshop staffed by clever elves, and a twinkle in your eye that tells me you will see the genius in my list. Please try to respect my wishes and put these items under the tree, for me.

1. A diet cola that tastes […]