Brittany K. King
Bio
Brittany K. King is a Chicago-based writer. She spends most of her time avoiding saying the word ‘gyro’ out loud.
Stories (8/0)
Talking Out Loud
Perhaps you’ve been obligated to sit through a company picnic that ended in a happy-go-lucky speaker bouncing around a stage yelling corporate bullshit, or maybe you’ve happened to stumble across an inspiring TED Talk online and got roped in. For a moment, you may have felt great about yourself and for a moment, you may have felt that this person held the secrets to every solution to your problems.
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Journal
Who Cares About Nicholas Sparks?
Does anyone care about Nicholas Sparks? Yes. Apparently a lot of people do. Sparks is a 21-time published author. His stories have been adapted on screen in major motion pictures that have grossed well over $100 million in the box office, and his name is about as household as Stephen King's.
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Geeks
James Patterson Is the Worst
The internet reminded me the other day that Jim Carrey paints now, which then brought me to Wikipedia so I could remember what he did before he was a famous artiste. Anyway, totally forgot he was in that Fun with Dick and Jane remake of which I also forgot Angie Harmon was in. I was then casually reading Angie Harmon’s page and saw she was in that Woman’s Murder Club TV series ten years ago. And when I clicked on THAT page, I was met with this obtrusive, repulsive statement:
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Geeks
- Top Story - February 2018
Email From HellTop Story - February 2018
I moved to Chicago in January 2017 after having already been unemployed for a little over four months. I quit my old job in New York City in August 2016 while I planned to move back to the Midwest. I lived with different family members while I job hunted—a process that took a lot longer than I thought it would. Needless to say, those four months were really tough.
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Journal
- Top Story - December 2017
Blessed Be Thy PretzelTop Story - December 2017
Ahhh, pretzels. Undeniably the most popular party snack and an absolute staple of modern-day American mall food. Restaurants serve them as appetizers and main dishes, and hell, there are even entire companies based around the production of pretzels, whether they be bagged or handmade at a stand in their one of their many forms. They can be crunchy or doughy, big or small, salted or unsalted, covered in cinnamon or covered in cheese—as a food, they are an absolute marvel.
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Feast
Acne, Accutane, and Acceptance
Act 1: Acne Growing up I had gorgeous skin. The kind of skin that effortlessly turned my chubby cheeks golden brown in the summer sun, rarely needed multiple applications of sunscreen, and retained its baby-soft texture for years. But then something happened that changed my skin for the worse: Puberty.
By Brittany K. King6 years ago in Blush