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“She’s Just Like Me”: The Allure of the Writer Diary Twitter Account
A nonconsensual diary read is enough of a taboo to be considered an additional deadly sin. Yet on eBay and Etsy, the secondhand diary is a surprisingly sought-after item. Sellers…
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Marlowe Granados’s “Happy Hour” Is An Anti-Capitalist Fairy Tale
When I last spoke to Marlowe Granados, Toronto, like the rest of the Northeast, was wading through a thick haze. I imagine not much changed for those lucky enough to…
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Actor and Journalist Reed Alexander on the Symmetry of Storytelling
When I reach out to Reed Alexander about this interview, he responds almost immediately. The following morning, Alexander’s platinum blond hair has a silvery sheen over Zoom. He is seated…
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Author Kayleen Schaefer Writes Her Friendships Like Love Stories
I keep a box of love letters I’ve written and never sent on a shelf in my bedroom. The oldest ones date back to middle school, dedicated to crushes. The…
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The Titillating, Turbulent Tracy Clark-Flory on Her Debut Book “Want Me”
I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but when I walked into McNally Jackson’s SoHo location three months ago, I took one glance at the…
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How the Substack Boom Is Shaping the Future of Media
Before I found out about Substack, I tended to throw newsletters in my junk mail folder upon receiving them. Cheekily referred to as the “OnlyFans” or “Tumblr” for writers, Substack…
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Writing Desire
Pre-pandemic, I was a tightrope pulled to its ripping point, a crammed skull overfilling with want, sweetness, anxiety, ambition, loss—but mostly, possibility. Pre-pandemic, I was finally waking up and feeling…
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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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The Bastardization of Black Lives Matter
It’s been four months since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Four months since the Third Precinct building of the Minneapolis Police Department was set on fire. Four months…
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