Chapter 1: You’re a high school girl, intrigued by all things creepy and crawly, especially cockroaches. You love to spend your days outdoors with your best friend Tom, observing and collecting specimen. One day your parents tell you to join a school club to improve your college prospects. You: A) Join the science club with Tom! You can’t wait to do your project on cockroaches! (Go to Option B – sorry kid, it’s their house, their rules.) B) Your parents think your fascination with cockroaches is revolting and, besides, boys and girls can’t be friends! Also you could use more…
Author: Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist is a comedian and writer from Boston, MA. She has studied at Second City and written about the unrealistic expectations society holds for women, bad roommate behavior, and they-who-shall-not-be-named (millennials). She does stand up shows across New England and her performances have been described as “muppet-like” and kicky. She collects pins, mugs, and excuses to leave this party early.
Everyone has had an annoying or disrespectful roommate at one point or another, but I feel like my case is a little different. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s going on, but here’s what I’ve been dealing with recently: Signs… I Think? I get that everyone has a vice and so I try not to judge when my roommate spends hours chain-smoking outside in the back alley, pacing back and forth. I didn’t think much of the piles of cigarette butts while taking out the trash. But when I looked out the kitchen window, I saw that the…