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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Eliza Rudalevige
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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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Cottagecore, Sans Cottage: The Real Ethos Behind a Blooming Subculture
It’s a fine summer evening. The pastures are saturated with lupine and aster, lending their sweetness to the breeze that sweeps in from the open window, ruffling the gauzy curtains.…
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How to Be Anti-Racist When Everyone Is White
I’ll never forget how it felt leaving my predominantly Black school in Kenya for an overwhelmingly white one overseas. During my first few weeks, I’d furrow my brows in every…
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Sex While Anorexic: A Story About My Body
I was just starting fourth grade when I self-diagnosed as anorexic, using a charming pastel illustration in The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls. When…
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