Erica S.

I'm Erica Strauss - writer, editor and all-around word nerd. I specialize in celebrity, fashion, sex/dating and relationships writing. In short, I'm an artist. In long, I devour fashion blogs. I incessantly scour for new beats to fill my eardrums. I'm obsessed with psychology and philosophy and the way our complex minds - and world - work. And feminism? All. about. it. Girl freakin' power. But what really inspires me is personal development. Building confidence. Becoming better. Blossoming. Everything I write - which is, of course, my specialty - is grounded in pop culture (ZOMG!) but has a positive, sagacious twist. What can I say? I'm a product of my environment. I'm just lucky my daily life includes both the frilly stuff we all see (and admire) on the surface and the deep, juicier stuff underneath. My ultimate career goal is to somehow combine the two worlds that exist within me to create value. (And look good doing it, obviously.) 'Cause seriously, if I don't leave this world a more beautiful place, I haven't done my job. Specialties Celebrity news, fashion features, sex, dating and relationship-centric pieces, any writing related to psychology and the occasional poem or short story. I can also hoop dance like nobody's business.