Katie Schwartz

I feel menstrually betrayed. My sister and her BFF began menstruating on Friday without me. No memo was sent to my womb. Here I sit in a PMS stupor going it solo. While in the car with her last night, I courted her hormones with champagne, strawberries, chocolate, salty potato chips-n-dip, anything to entice the mones to mingle with mine so wombareena would bleed. This morning... bupkas. Refresh. Sigh. In an effort to drag myself out of the thyroid closet that I've been living in for the past five plus years, here's the dish: I got fabbylish news last night from my endocrinologist about my thyroid. I'm 14 points away from having a balanced thyroid. Having been severely hyper and hypothyroid for so long, those 14 points have taken my wig off, I'm over the moon. Your thyroid regulates your mind and body. If that bitch goes awry, all bets are off-- youse are all kinds of jacked whether you're hypothyroid or hyperthyroid . Anyhoodle, in my forthcoming title (Emotiona...

the goddess that is elaine soloway will be reading one of her fabulous essays, passover aggressive at the uptown writer's space on saturday night at 7:30. if you live in chicago or will be anywhere near chicago, go! you're in for a real treat. here are all the details courtesy of elaine soloway! Saturday, April 7th 7:30 pm Uptown Writer's Space 4802 N. Broadway, Ste. 200 Chicago 773-275-1000 uptown writers space "Where's Your Moses Now?" Musings on Faith Suggested donation $5. As this month's reading finds us smack dab in the middle of the spring Judeo Christian holiday season please join us for "Where's Your Moses Now Musings on Faith". No, it does not count as mass, but we have a fantastic line-up of readers: Don Gecewicz, Jason Grunebaum, Hugh Musick, Marc Smith, Elaine Soloway, Megan Stielstra, Eden Robins and Lisa Rosenthal. We will serve macaroons, Manischewitz, and triscuits. All faiths and faithless are welcome ! have you read elaine ...

get your copy of three fallen women signed by the talented, inspiring and fabulous author, amy guth . schlep that tuchas to chicago: March 21st: The Book Cellar 7pm (with Elaine Soloway and Rick Karlin) 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL watch and listen to three amazing authors read from their wonderful novels. oh, and, hello, get your books signed!!! if you haven't read elaine soloway's , the division street princess , read it! this broad is quite a dame. you will love her work! rick karlin is tits to the tenth power. check out his dishy read, show biz kids: growing up in hollywood's golden age .