Nancy Fingerhood
Bio
I am the creator of the web series, Mile High Nancy about a 420 chef in Colorado who is also a single mother by choice and aspiring comedian. I also have a blog called Confessions of a Middle Aged Woman Gone Wild.
Stories (9/0)
All Heterosexual Sex Is Rape
At first, I misunderstood the premise of Andrea Dworkin’s book, Intercourse, to mean heterosexual sex is rape. I fell into the trap of believing her critics without reading the book myself, but when I finally did read it, I was angry how reviewers misled the public into thinking she insisted all intercourse between a man and a woman is rape.
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Viva
No Time for Head Games
The date began on the night we met at a "Flirt" singles mixer in a chic wine bar in Denver. My wing couple was Lisa and Doug, married and supportive of my quest to find Mr. Adequate. As a single mother in my 40s, I had seen several Prince Charmings ride away without me. The four main requirements of my future betrothed were he be kind, attractive, and have a job, and his own place. A private entrance to his mom’s basement apartment didn’t count as his own place. I had my standards.
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Humans
The Issued Outs
“He’s got that nervous look in his eye,” she said. “You know, that issued out look.” That was my friend Jessie pointing out a man standing across from us in a bar at the Jersey shore. I asked her to explain it more. She told me it was a little shifty, like he wanted to approach a woman there but something was holding him back.
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Humans
7 Tips to Create a Web Series
So you have the next best concept for a TV show but you don’t have any connections to Netflix or NBC. No worries. With YouTube, Vimeo, Funny or Die and host of other web platforms, you can still tell your story through the medium of film. However, even with the most entertaining idea, there are a few guidelines to follow:
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Journal
Yenta and the Jewish Standard
I’m so old that I started blind dating before match.com existed. I’m not sure if blind dating is a verb but the other variations — blindly dating or dating blind — sounded worse. I used newspaper ads and a matchmaking service to try and meet my future husband. Even though I learned pretty quickly that describing oneself with brown hair and blue eyes in written form is no match for a photo, I kept doing it, hoping my wealthy, good looking, funny, preferably Jewish prince would appear.
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Humans
The Chosen One
I have been told I am one of the chosen people. I question if they mean chosen for persecution and jokes about being cheap. According to a group of born again Christians I met in high school, I was chosen for a more positive endeavor. If I took Jesus as my savior, my destiny would be fulfilled and I could enter into a holy covenant with God. I was skeptical but figured, I should learn more about it. What the hell, right? I mean, why not?
By Nancy Fingerhood6 years ago in Humans
The Edible Epicurean
Mile High country has upgraded from wine tasting parties to canna-infusion parties, where you can have a sampling of homemade edible wonders from Thai curry soup to sweet potatoes with pecans. The latest trend in Denver cannabis culture brings delight to all the senses with a variety of gourmet goodies.
By Nancy Fingerhood7 years ago in Potent