Mervyn Kaufman reviews a book about the biggest Marijuana bust in American History.
Surviving a Death Sentence: 27 Years With HIV
When you prepare for death and it doesn’t come, you’re left asking “Why me?”
Damnit, Why Don’t Doctors Communicate—With Each Other?
One hand doesn’t seem to know, or care, what the other hand has done, gripes Mervyn Kaufman of his physicians, and he is sore about it.
That Time I Wanted to Kill the Woman Inside My GPS
What would’ve happened if I’d thrown Lady Garmin out the window?
I Turned 50, Hit a Wall, Fought Like a Steer
Merv Kaufman approached psychotherapy as he would a real estate scam — kicking and screaming. Fortunately for him, it helped anyway.
How Do You Prepare for the Loss of a Loved One?
You can’t, writes Mervyn Kaufman.
‘I Wish I Could Add Another Inch or Two’
A tale of desired enhancement … somewhere below the belt.
I Was Haunted By Fear That I’d Never Wake Up
Merv Kaufman confronts his worst fear while lying on a gurney.
From Alzheimer’s, With Love
One man explains how Alzheimer’s disease came to overtake his wife and reconcile his marriage.
Power Is at the Core of Sexual Harassment
No matter their age or gender, teachers, coaches, and supervisors have a potentially crushing influence over their subordinates.
A Daughter and a Daughter-In-Law
As a parent, you learn to let your kid become his or her own person. But what if, in rolling with the punches, you’re hit with something unexpected?
Who Will Have the Balls to Stop the Humiliation of Hazing?
A sadistic streak was revealed as our future brothers shouted, “Are you man enough to take it?”
When Can You Let Your Kid Out Alone?
The biggest burden of parenthood, Mervyn Kaufman writes, is that it never ends.
The Hooker Who Looked Like My Mom
A hot night, a chance encounter and a woman with a winning smile that a grandmother might bestow on a doting grandchild.
The Master Bath: Where Romance Goes to Die
Whose brilliant idea was it to reinvent the bathroom as a steamy and sensual lovers’ retreat? When you’re married, all you really want is some privacy.
Turkish Baths and the Bedroom
The Turkish bath is a legendary form of therapy. No surprise, then, that it leaves some with satisfying sexual side effects.