Ann Bauer is a regular contributor to Salon and co-author of the recently released "Damn Good Food: 157 Recipes from Hell's Kitchen".

Ann M. Bauer's Salon stories

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 17:28 PDT

Sex without nipples

What doctors rarely tell women with breast cancer: Just because you have the same equipment doesn't mean it works
Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 03:42 PDT

The monster inside my son

For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 03:42 PDT

The monster inside my son

For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
Friday, Jul 25, 2008 04:27 PDT

Erica Kane is my guru

I'm an English professor who adores great literature, but when I really need guidance, I turn to "All My Children."
Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008 04:20 PDT

My failed lesbian romance

I was heartbroken and lost after the end of my marriage. Then I fell in love with Gisele, and things really got complicated.
Friday, May 16, 2008 04:01 PDT

How I misspent my European vacation

My trip to Italy was perfect -- except for the part where I couldn't stop worrying about money, my children and the state of my marriage.
Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 04:58 PDT

"God talked to me today"

I was an agnostic who never took my family to church. And then, my son starting hearing the voice of God.
Thursday, Nov 8, 2007 04:03 PST

The diet that's too good to be true

Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal.
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007 03:35 PDT

Grape expectations

Global warming has blessed cool-weather wine regions with record vintages. But while savoring their gold-medal wines, viticulturists are looking to the future -- and it isn't pretty.
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 03:48 PDT

The body electric

Our son's condition kept getting worse, and everything we tried to help him failed. Then we discovered there was one final option: Electroshock therapy.
Tuesday, Jun 5, 2007 03:34 PDT

Scum-sucking epicure

I'm secretly addicted to spirulina. It tastes mossy, costs a fortune and makes my lips green, but this highbrow pond scum may turn out to be a wonder algae.
Friday, May 18, 2007 05:19 PDT

Psych meds drove my son crazy

At 17, my son was a funny, odd autistic boy. But a misdiagnosis turned him into a violent, unpredictable man, and drove our family to the brink.
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 04:32 PDT

Tastes like hell

For Mitch Omer, the brilliant -- and bipolar -- chef behind the hit Minneapolis restaurant Hell's Kitchen, food has been both a dark obsession and a lifesaving blessing.
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2006 04:30 PDT

Racing hearts

When my motorcycle-racing boyfriend proposed on my 40th birthday, I couldn't tell if it was a joke or a dare. Then I risked all for a life at the track.
Saturday, Mar 11, 2006 04:10 PST

A marked woman

When I decided to get a tattoo with a man I'd only known for two weeks, my children worried I'd lost my mind. But I knew that whether it was in ink or emotions, love would always leave me scarred.
Monday, Jan 2, 2006 03:53 PST

Food slut

People say great food is like great sex. But after two years of reviewing trendy restaurants, chatting with charming chefs, and indulging in fatted duck breast, I've lost my appetite.
Saturday, Oct 15, 2005 07:00 PDT

A lost house, a lost life

A blogger's words took me back to that rainy day when everything began to fall apart.
Tuesday, Jul 19, 2005 08:15 PDT

Finding Fargo

For years, I fought fiercely for my autistic son. When he came back, I was still driven and relentless. Now, celebrating his 17th birthday in this strange city, I must learn from him the art of softness, and forgiveness.
Monday, Sep 15, 2003 07:59 PDT

Repo man

My husband left me and our children at least a dozen times. He was never around for the middle-of-the-night fevers or Christmas concerts. But when I needed him the most, he materialized -- with a bolt cutter.

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