25 Truths + A Lie

I wholeheartedly believe that good writing comes from life experience. I have lived a life like no other. Here are 25 really random facts and one lie. Can you spot the lie?

1. I am related in some very distant way, to Steven Tyler.
2. I have never gone fishing or ice-skating in my entire life.
3. I once had dinner with Benicio Del Toro.
4. I was married in New Orleans and wore my wedding dress across Bourbon Street.
5. I won $500 on Let’s Make a Deal.
6. I have 13 tattoos and the first was prompted by a “devastating” heartbreak from an American Idol contestant.
7. I drove the entire country multiple times.
8. I was a Math major in college.
9. I once modeled with Fabio (yes, the “I can’t believe it’s not butter” guy).
10. I attended a milestone birthday party for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
11. I have had 34 addresses in my life.
12. I have two nephews and one niece all beginning with “E.”
13. I ran a blog called “Hollywouldn’t” and chronicled things like the LA Arsonist. Then I turned it into a TV pilot.
14. I’m allergic to wool but wear it anyway.
15. I was a spokesperson for TMZ Live.
16. My parents started dating in 8th grade and are still together. I still catch them holding hands.
17. I once hid in a bush with a recorder when I was a newspaper journalist. It was not a thorn bush like the movies.
18. I once got in a car accident on an April Fool’s Day and no one believed me.
19. I have had 4 dogs in my life, 3 of them born on the 16th.
20. I’ve seen Eric Church perform live thirty times.
21. I was supposed to be at Route 91.
22. I’ve lived in LA three separate times.
23. I absolutely love cilantro.
24. I was seeing someone from 90210 at the start of Covid.
25. I wrote a prequel to the Labyrinth.
26. My dad was born on Mother’s Day and my mom was born on Father’s Day.