Ian-Michael Bergeron
Iowa-born writer Ian-Michael Bergeron has written his weekly column in Get Out! Magazine since 2015, as well as editorials and interviews. He lives in New York City in a one-bedroom with two cats, Alexander and Thomas, and spends most of his income on shoes.
True Colors
While waiting 15 minutes for a treadmill to free up at Equinox Highline, I decided that instead of being angry with the throngs of...
I Couldn’t Help But Wonder
I was out for drinks the other night with two of my closest friends, Jack and Giovanni, when Giovanni got a text message from...
New Year
I’ve always hated the term “New Year, New Me.” January 1st seems to inspire everyone to “turn everything around,” when really, at best, they’ll...
Pink Flamingos
I have always had a Christmas tree.
Growing up, after my parents divorced, both always put up a Christmas tree—my mom, depending on the year,...
Just Us
As many of you know, I was engaged before I moved to New York.
The Ex Fiance has been a very interesting character in my...
Landslide
One weekend, while the weather was still warm, GF convinced Southern Belle C and me to go hiking.
I wouldn’t exactly describe myself as an...
Build Me Like One of Your French Windows
When I read the headline, I could have cried: Henri Bendel, the New York luxury retailer on Fifth Avenue, is going out of business.
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Whodunit?
As a little pre-Halloween party, my friend Southern Belle C threw a 1930s murder mystery party.
I felt I was given the best character: Freda,...
It’s a Small World After All
If you haven’t guessed from my other columns, I don’t always make the smartest choices.
I’d been messaging with a boy for several days...
Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Overexcited Mother
When I was a young, my parents bought me The Hardy Boys.
Not the new editions: the classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s, with the...
