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Welcome to the Little Room

Rumours, Rednecks and Bananarama

I don’t think Jill actually thinks I’m a lesbian. I think she’s just a bitch — and jealous — and...

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Welcome to the Little Room

The Waterboys and My 50% Boyfriend

I don’t know exactly how Mike Scott from The Waterboys knows so much about my life. I’m in the little...

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Siouxsie Who?

So you’re goth. That’s exactly what he said. It wasn’t a question or anything, he just looked around my bedroom...

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With a Rebel Yell, I Cried

Laurie is going. Kari is going. Mike and Shaun are going. Basically, everyone is going — everyone except for me....

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Elvis Costello and the Great Geek Trauma

Angry doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling right now. How Laurie could have said that about me I’ll...

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Mohawks, Me and That Chick From Bow Wow Wow

I’m sitting in the Little Room listening to “I Want Candy” really loud and wondering what my parents would do...

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Not Pretty, Not Pink

I already have most of the songs on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. They’re on mix tapes or albums. I...

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Just Like Heaven

Everybody keeps saying that I’m so lucky. I don’t feel lucky. My mouth hurts, and my jaw. I’m sitting in...

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George Michael is a Sex God?

I had a dream about George Michael from Wham! and we were having sex. This was fine — well, maybe...

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But Boy George is Still a Boy

I wasn’t about to say anything, not while we were out, anyway. It’s Sunday and late. I snuck in not...

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