Lisa L. Kirchner

%{[ data-embed-type="image" data-embed-id="5a28746b3cab468d538eb081" data-embed-element="span" data-embed-size="640w" contenteditable="false" ]}%Lisa L. Kirchner is the author of the critically-acclaimed Hello American Lady Creature: What I Learned as a Woman in Qatar. Her writing has appeared in book anthologies, magazines and newspapers including The Washington Post, New York Times and Salon.com. More at www.LisaLKirchner.com.

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Humanity is unprepared for the future application of EEG tech used in meditation headbands

A headset that reads your brainwaves seems like something out of an episode of ‘Black Mirror.’

by Lisa L. Kirchner October 9, 2019September 12, 2024

A headset that reads your brainwaves seems like something out of an episode of ‘Black Mirror.’

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Love Confidential: Should I tell my friend her new hubby is cheating?

With “someone you know”… sure.

by Lisa L. Kirchner August 16, 2019March 8, 2024

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Love Confidential: How can I stop being attracted to bad boys?

Also, trying to have sex with your boss can be problematic.

by Lisa L. Kirchner July 26, 2019July 27, 2025

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Love Confidential: I’m still in love with the man I’m divorcing

Even though I think he’s a dick. What’s wrong with me?

by Lisa L. Kirchner June 21, 2019April 9, 2025

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Love Confidential: I just found out my mom’s girlfriend won’t commit

by Lisa L. Kirchner April 12, 2019February 25, 2025

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Love, Confidential: I think my boyfriend wants to be a girl

Communication is the key.

by Lisa L. Kirchner March 30, 2019August 3, 2025

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Love, Confidential: How should I respond when my date checks out other women?

Love, Confidential wants you to remember who you are.

by Lisa L. Kirchner March 18, 2019August 4, 2025

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Get up close and personal with the St. Pete artists of the Kenwood Artist Enclave

Tour of Historic Kenwood neighborhood focuses on artists’ studios.

by Lisa L. Kirchner March 11, 2019August 2, 2025

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Love Confidential: I caught my boyfriend having sex in our bedroom

Love Confidential isn’t so sure that’s the problem.

by Lisa L. Kirchner March 1, 2019July 6, 2025

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My boyfriend just told me he doesn’t love me

Love Confidential answers questions about long distance love.

by Lisa L. Kirchner February 23, 2019August 17, 2023

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Will a sex workshop help me find love?

Love, Confidential would rather die with festering boils than sleep in a bag, but the weekend would come and there she’d be, packing up a tent and a cooler, agreeing that she loved nature.

by Lisa L. Kirchner February 10, 2019March 23, 2024

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I’m a single mom in Tampa Bay; should I use a dating app to have sex?

Love Confidential gets real with a single mom.

by Lisa L. Kirchner January 31, 2019July 6, 2025

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Florida artist Jenipher Lyn turns her struggles with depression into something beautiful

She hopes her illustrated memoir helps others.

by Lisa L. Kirchner January 26, 2019March 15, 2025

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I found out the woman I’ve been dating was a prostitute

Love, Confidential: Yeah…

by Lisa L. Kirchner January 26, 2019August 5, 2025

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Single in Tampa Bay — should I give up trying to find a lover?

When I’m single, the only time I really stop looking is when I’m under anesthesia, and even then I probably wondered if the doctor was going to be cute before counting down.

by Lisa L. Kirchner January 4, 2019April 20, 2025

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Why do girls think men who are sensitive aren’t worth dating?

Love Confidential answers a letter from a man whose ex told him he was too sensitive.

by Lisa L. Kirchner December 31, 2018June 5, 2025

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I broke up with a man who drinks too much. How do I find the right man?

Love, Confidential: You don’t get better at dating by not dating.

by Lisa L. Kirchner December 26, 2018March 15, 2024

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Can I give a blow job and still be a feminist?

Are Fellatio feministas a thing?

by Lisa L. Kirchner December 16, 2018August 4, 2025

Is a plastic bag fee better for St. Petersburg?

As the city eyes charging for bags, some say plastic is actually better for the environment.

by Lisa L. Kirchner December 7, 2018September 19, 2024

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Our writer tried a vaginal egg and it didn’t kill her

Yoni eggs, popularized in part by Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP, are not without controversy.

by Lisa L. Kirchner November 28, 2018April 10, 2025