Category Archives: The Scarlet Dogma

Ain’t No Country for Old Women – Aging Broads in a bit of a Quandary

NO bitching about aging. Seriously, not a word—unless you’re retaining water, sleep with an oscillating fan, and have to measure out food because of a metabolism gone awry. Particularly you men out there, complaining that fifty sucks. Yeah, you! Just … Continue reading

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September 11, 2001: You Just Steeled Our Resolve

No words could have been more inspiring or insightful than those of Leonard Pitts Jr, a columnist from the Miami Herald, who wrote an angry and defiant open letter to the WTC terrorists, which circulated the globe via the internet. … Continue reading

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Being on the Other Side of Young Just Means, Being on the Other Side of Young

We all have to come to that epiphany at some point—either cower at the notion of aging or embrace the fucker. And occasionally, a bitch slap is what it takes to put our heads in the right place. Screw women … Continue reading

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On Valentine’s Etiquette – So, What’s a Guy to do that Ain’t got a Clue?

Ah, Valentine’s Day―another holiday that manages to inspire warmth and contempt in the masses. Whether you’re stupid crazy in love, in a new happy fog, or unwaveringly single, there apparently is some form of Valentine’s Day etiquette to abide by … Continue reading

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When Crazy is Wrapped in Beautiful, it’s Hard to Keep on Walking

(inspired by July post, “The Enticing Breed of the Psychopathic Woman” …partial excerpts of previous comments by Minka Fieldstone & Karen Catalan) Like moths to a flame, we are seduced by that which can kill us. We all want to … Continue reading

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