Why Motherhood Scares Me Shitless
In kindergarten, my friends and I played a lot of house. We officiated weddings attended by tissue paper-veiled brides, made plastic sandwiches, and, most of all, cradled baby dolls. We…
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White People, Why Is It So Hard to Dump Your Racist Friends?
Following the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement became more powerful than ever. The country reached its boiling point: the streets were…
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A Love Letter to the Subway and the Simple Luxuries of Pre-Pandemic Life
Six months ago, the subway was just a way to get from one place to another. Hot and sticky in the summer, germy in the winter, and packed no matter…
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You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now
Our dating lives have shifted due to the ongoing pandemic, but that doesn’t mean our sexual health routines should have to. Whether you’re married, in a relationship, polyamorous, or somewhere…
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COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted people of color and poor people, both in their likelihood of losing employment and in contracting the virus. These impacts…
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My Father and I
I was eight years old the only time I saw my father cry. This was when we still lived in the red brick apartment building. First unit, second floor. I…
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All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy
In my six months of quarantine, there have been many days when I’ve only gotten out of bed to retrieve my latest Lush Cosmetics impulse buy. Getting a whiff of…
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Yes, We Said “Eat the Rich”
I read a post last month informing me that even if I started saving $10,000 a week when the Egyptian pyramids were built, I still wouldn’t be as rich as…
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Writers Dating Writers: (Not) A How-To
A quick Google search of “dating a writer” will yield dozens of listicles on how to handle the blue-lit troglodytism of a modern wordsmith. Most of this advice is geared…
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It’s Deeper Than Daisies: Marxism, Cottagecore, and Aesthetic Resistance
Sunlight streaming through the treetops, fresh bread baking, baby animals frolicking in fields—these are just a few of the images that characterize cottagecore, an emerging internet subculture dedicated to a…
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