a painting of ken and me.

OMG. Reader Caitlin Galupe painted this portrait of Ken and me, and you guys? This photo doesn’t do it justice: I think it’s my new most treasured art piece. The colors are fantastic and it’s the perfect mix of quirk and reality. Anyway, the coolest part is that Caitlin’s offering original portraits for just $50

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autohairography: chapter thirteen.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: berta pfirsich] 2003. for the love of hair. My junior year of university, I fell in love. It was a short-lived romance that quickly evolved into a long-distance. Which

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autohairography: chapter twelve.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: kaarel nurk] 2001-02. leaving my roots. Alternatively titled: Living My Roots. You see, as prepared as I was for my STINT as the main character in Erin Loechner: The

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autohairography: chapter eleven.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: susanna spangberg] everything i know i learned from my hairdresser. 1. When life hands you lemons, put them in a spray bottle and spritz the formula onto your hair.

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autohairography: chapter ten.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: monsieur oiseau] 1999-00. unkept behavior. My last few years of high school flew by, specifically because I was captain of the swim team and had sold my soul to

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autohairography: chapter ten.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: beaf] hair creed. 1. Hair today, gone tomorrow. 2. Pomade makes perfect. 3. You can never be too blonde. You can, however, use too much Sun-In, and in that

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autohairography: chapter nine.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: decidedly average] 1998. summer love. For some, 1998 was the year of the Tiger. For me, 1998 was the year of Sun-In. I picked up a part time job

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autohairography: chapter eight.

Below is a snippet of my hope-to-be-published memoir, Autohairography. If you know of a publisher that’s nice and likes quirky girls, please email me! [image credit: martina korosec] 1997: chlorine and clairol. I joined the swim team in fifth grade because my older sister did, and I wanted to be just like her. Plus, she

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