N. Likes, Author at My Dissolute Life

My origin myth, continued

Liza sent me a very thoughtful note on the question of sympathetic-ness and authenticity, in which she raised a number[…]

Another thought about what sometimes puts people off about me, about this blog: my experience is a bit scary. Some[…]

Thanks, Dan Savage, for contributing this word (and not just Santorum) to our language. L is working through her shit. […]

But perhaps for you? What a funny name for a woman from The ussr. (I thought the USSR had dissolved[…]

What makes us jealous? For me, it’s invariably the fear that I’ll be jettisoned, whether because of some genuine shortcoming[…]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a bit about how money works, about how it can simultaneously deliver and undermine fantasies. As[…]

I just want you to like me. I’ve written before about the relationship between my desire to be seen, not to[…]

Before I say anything, you should know that I’m writing this with T next to me, moaning as she applies[…]

To date, my sex life has consisted almost entirely of assertions of my power and control. I’ve done this with[…]

Well, who knows about endings? Last night, L and I had a date scheduled – our first date since our[…]