Define “sexy.” My definition of sexy has a lot to do with what I call “swagger.” It’s about being comfortable with who you are and having a confidence about yourself. What makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? What doesn’t? I think what makes Charlotte sexy is...

There’s something about trains.  The clack-clack, clack-clack, clack-clack of the steel wheels.  The soothing sound of the whistle.  The rocking back and forth like being cradle in a mother’s arms.  The slow pace of the engine, as if the trip is the most important thing going on that day. When...

I often hear from men that women are frustratingly complicated.  And it’s tough to argue with them.  The women I know have contradictory desires: a masculine protector who can also cry on her shoulder; a man who will put her in her place and yet not tell her what to do; a cultured, artistic man of...