. a blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach At the time of this writing I have been living in Maine for 40 days. No floods but we did have an ice storm, and 14 inches of snow dumped on the first day of winter. Right now it’s 16 degrees outside, which means I probably won’t leave the [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach I’m no longer writing Nerd Girl from Los Angeles. I’m not ready to explain why, but I’ve decided to spend a few months in Portland, Maine, visiting family and arranging my ducks in neat little rows. Call it a transition period. I’m not 100% confident it’s the right thing [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach I recently flew from CDG to LAX. In the purgatory of timeless space between my vacation and my real world, I snap an aerial sunset pic from my window (I can never not do this), and sink into a contemplative mood. A mind so recently full of everything BUT [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach I am one of those people who, when it is possible, prefers to retain communication with an ex after we have broken up. I do it for a number of reasons, primarily because if I liked them well enough to spend the majority of my free time with them, [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach An 84 year old woman recently told me the story of her marriage. She said, “we met in December, three months later we were engaged, three months later we were married, and 59 years later, here we are!” Awestruck by their simplicity and success, I said “wow, why can’t [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach Upon discovery that yet another ex-boyfriend was about to marry the girl he dated after me, a friend my mother’s age said in consolation, “don’t worry, you’ll hear from him again. All of my married exes called me in their late thirties. It’s what they do.” Why?” I asked. [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach I have been single for while. For a recovering serial monogamist, 8 months is a while. I know, world’s tiniest violins from some of you, but I’m not complaining. When I’m not panicking about my childbearing years being frittered away on grad school and meaningless flings, I’m having the [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach I’ve Been in LA Too Long I prepped for a trip to New York during the Hurricane Ike media frenzy. All I could envision was cold, cold rain, and I packed 3 sweaters, a fleece and a trench coat. It was 95° the day I arrived in Brooklyn. It [...]

. A blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach* An animate creature great and small Welcome to Secret Life of a Nerd Girl. I am said nerd girl and, today I’ll let you know where I’m coming from, and next time, perhaps, where I’m going. When I was 18, I moved to New York City for art school. [...]