Freshly 28, Louisa sits at the table waiting for her family to prepare her cake in the kitchen. Her aunt Evelyn sits with her. “You still an Associate at Leuman’s?” Evelyn asks. “Yes,” Louisa responds. “You still spend your entire paycheck on that rat trap of an apartment in Murray Hill?” “Yes.” “You still seeing Steve?” “No.” “You have a 401k set up?” “No, but I signed up for a subscription to Birchbox, so I have a long-term makeup strategy.” “What did you do for your birthday last year?” “Steve took me to a romantic dinner and told me he…
Author: Kristen Van Nest
Kristen Van Nest
Kristen Van Nest is a writer/actor/director/comedian/ugly cryer based in Los Angeles. Her writing has appeared in Forbes, VentureBeat, McSweeney's, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, The Satirist, and the Museum of Americana literary review to name a few. She is a comedian on BuzzFeed and at The Upright Citizens Brigade, runs the writers' room for the Nightpantz Youtube channel, and has a following on Instagram for her original comedic characters. Follow her @KristenVanNest on Instagram, Twitter, and Medium for regular laughs (or to join her troll army).