I always bring a tissue to weddings, because I know I’ll need it. Even if…
Tag: Merrily Jackson
Hey, you. Psssst. You over there in the corner, avoiding eye contact. Yes, you, Mr.…
Want to annoy your party host? Volunteer to bring an appetizer. Choose one that…
I remember the first real dinner party I ever gave, when my husband and I were…
I can’t party like I useta could. It wasn’t so very long ago friends gave me…
On a wintry night a long time ago, my husband and I went to a…
You know her. You love her. Merrily Jackson is Kansas City’s high priestess of throwing…
Kansas City’s haute gaysoise, in their social wisdom, have developed a useful and amusing colloquialism:…
I bought a pair of white porcelain butter dishes last month when I was in…
My friend Steven Stolman, fellow writer on the topic of party-giving (I would call us…