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Sorry for Partyin'
Partying is a universal theme, "the ultimate excuse for bad behavior," says Kelli Craig. The stylist, boutique proprietor, sometime standup comedian and former Raconteurs life partner started a blog in July (preludetosuicide.blogspot.com), as a companion piece to an as-yet-unpublished book of short stories. Each post details what she calls "adventures," good-time shenanigans that those involved "regretted, but not too much." They read like a cross between literature and blind gossip items, while addressing tricky etiquette questions: What to do after you've lured a hot busboy to your loft for a nonexistent cocaine party? How do you figure out if your convenience-store clerk is a narc? Fake guest bloggers and pseudonyms like "Rat Tail" abound, but Craig insists that the stories are 90 percent factual. EMILY BARTLETT HINES
