You complain that your boyfriend lies to you. "Is this your 'victim story'?" Dr. Phil asks you warily. Your boyfriend admits to lying. "Is this something you do because you're gutless?" Dr. Phil ...

In this world, there are the people and the people-watchers. I make it known that I’m the latter. Playing pretend with passersby is my signature party trick. The other day, I cast a handful of ...

I enjoy trying to enjoy life. The party isn’t always the point. I go to the least-loved room of a museum, and there I become porous. I stare hard at a lonely figure no one stops to admire. You’d think ...