Email Author EXENE CERVENKA

2012 Stories by EXENE CERVENKA

• Disrobed Holy Man

  published December 27, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I think my mom might be sleeping with a pastor from my local church. Ever since I was a little girl, back when my parents... More >>

• Play Your Own Game

  published December 20, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I am a 19-year-old college student, and acting is my passion. I go to a small liberal-arts college; the theater department... More >>

• Lez Be Oursleves

  published December 13, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I'm a 21-year-old female who has been struggling with my sexuality, and I was hoping you could help me straighten something... More >>

• Making a Stink About Ink

  published December 6, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I'm a 25-year-old tattoo artist who was recently suspended from my job for refusing to put a racist tattoo on someone's... More >>

• Not Worth the Trip

  published November 29, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: A friend and I are planning on dropping acid for the first time on her 23rd birthday next month. Having smoked our share of... More >>

• Cell-Phone Love Triangle

  published November 21, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: My boyfriend works a pretty stressful corporate job that requires tons of emailing, smart-phoning and electronic annoyances... More >>

• Cop to Your Kinks

  published November 15, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: After three years together, my girlfriend and I broke up two-and-a-half months ago. In a lot of ways, I knew we weren't... More >>

• Cougar Connection

  published November 8, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I'm 54 years old and recently divorced. Finally, after six months, I'm ready to date again. And as with a lot of people who... More >>

• Slap to the Facebook

  published November 1, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I had been with whom I believe is the love of my life for more than six years. We had a great relationship and never had... More >>

• Testing, Testing, 1,2,3

  published October 25, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: At a certain point in any relationship, I'm used to fielding questions from women that feel more like subtle tests of my... More >>

• Pod People

  published October 18, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: Last year, I had some new neighbors move in next door, into a house on a quiet, residential street. They seem to be nice... More >>

• Rush the Vote

  published October 11, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: Now that we're in the home stretch of the presidential election, we're starting to see Barack Obama and Mitt Romney make... More >>

• Sticky Fingers

  published October 4, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: There was a time when I was between the ages of 14 and 17 years old that you could say I was a bit of a kleptomaniac. I... More >>

• Sour Senior

  published September 27, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I have never had a good relationship with my mother, who is now 83. But now I am the only family she has left. Her... More >>

• Mother of Invention

  published September 20, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: Something is missing in my life, and I have spent several years trying to figure it out. The biggest indicator to me is... More >>

• Forgive Me for Being Unforgiving

  published September 13, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: A friend of mine recently warned me that a former close friend who recently got out of drug rehab is trying to "make... More >>

• Russian to Judgment

  published September 6, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: Like many people, I've been following the media blitz over the Russian band Pussy Riot, who've been arrested and charged... More >>

• Rewriting a Love Song

  published August 30, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: Let me start by saying I recently read an interview in which you gave your No. 1 piece of advice for female musicians:... More >>

• Woman Seeking Manimal

  published August 23, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I was on a date with a guy recently, and something happened that forced me to question my shallowness when it comes to... More >>

• Pre-School Punks

  published August 16, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: As a relatively new parent in my mid-20s, I've become more and more aware of things other parents do that annoy the shit... More >>

• Alone and Unoccupied

  published August 9, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I've never been so proud as an American as I was standing outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, protesting during the... More >>

• Culture Clash

  published August 2, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I'm a second-year college student at a local university. I've mostly dated African-American men, and as a white woman in... More >>

• Nefarious Flirtation

  published July 26, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I've been working at an office for about three months, and I've become friends with a small group of people there,... More >>

• Baby Mama Drama

  published July 19, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: I'm a single father with a daughter and an ex-wife who pretty much hates my guts—a common story. Anyway, Our... More >>

• Man Up, Mister!

  published July 12, 2012

  DEAR EXENE: My wife (like you) has multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed in 1996, although we suspect the initial onset occurred 30... More >>