To the unhandy, a broken appliance offers an opportunity to prove one’s mettle—and finally break the plastic wrap on that toolbox. Stay-at-home dad CHRISTOPHER MONKS calls in reinforcements. (Personal Essays | June 25, 2008)
Maybe you don’t have a problem with really hairy arms, but then again, you’re not the father of a Wookie. CHRISTOPHER MONKS vows to right a particularly bristly wrong. (Personal Essays | May 1, 2007)
The family that plays together, stays together—unless they’re playing laser tag. CHRISTOPHER MONKS spends the afternoon at his mother’s unlikely birthday activity. (Personal Essays | October 10, 2006)
Before you know it, married life can become routine. One way to keep things interesting is by trolling video dating services. The consequences, says CHRISTOPHER MONKS, may be greater than you think. (Personal Essays | May 3, 2006)
There are many reasons to pepper a celebrity with fan mail: admiration, a sense of kinship, obsession, even boredom. Any are acceptable and all are believable—until you try to explain your motives to others, learns CHRISTOPHER MONKS. (Personal Essays | February 17, 2006)