August 2013 - My High-Maintenance Life

The Mexican in the Kitchen (or Finding Happiness in Unexpected Ways)

By Karla M. Socci Somers | August 28, 2013

“I totally hooked you up,” said our server, beaming at us as she piled extra grapes on our fruit et fromage plate. Then she leaned in closer and proclaimed, “I’m sleeping with the Mexican in the kitchen!”

My boyfriend and I made eye contact across the table. “Good for … Read the rest

How the Editor of Atlanta Magazine Guilted Me into Paying for a Subscription and Hollis Gillespie Made Me Write About It

By Karla M. Socci Somers | August 1, 2013

The whole reason I became motivated to take my blog to the next level and become a professional, paid writer, is because Hollis Gillespie had sex with George Clooney. Who is Hollis Gillespie you ask? She is the very talented back page columnist for Atlanta magazine. If it weren’t for … Read the rest