I’m an empty essay, fill me out!” the words beckoned under the Self Summary section of my brand new, totally blank OkCupid profile. Armed with a Diet Coke and a new resolve, I was actually signing up for online dating, something I hadn’t done in three years. And not because I was in a relationship […]
I was packing my bags, looking forward to a week trip to the Feminist Porn Awards and the Feminist Porn Conference, having finally earned enough through my Patreon patron-funded writing to travel and have a bit of a cushion when I got back. Payments would be processed at the beginning of the month, and I […]
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota may not be the first place you’d consider to vacay — after all, isn’t the cold basically unbearable for most of the year? Yes — but you know what they say about people who are forced to hibernate inside for nine months out of the year […]
“It never fails: I’m rushing to get ready and get out the door in the morning and I end up getting deodorant stains all over my shirt or dress. Do you guys have any tips for getting the marks out or just preventing them altogether? I realize I could put my anti-perspirant on after I […]
I have been with my boyfriend for four years and we’re definitely on the “will be getting married” track. As far as our sex life goes, it’s been amazing. We really click in bed, and we’re both the same kind of pervy. But this summer he brought something up that I never expected. He told […]
It is impossible for me to write about Melissa Broder’s So Sad Today, a collection of essays based on Broder’s once anonymous Twitter account @SoSadToday, without talking about myself and my own anxiety and depression. I feel weird and embarrassed by that, I can assure you, but onward. One of the more frustrating manifestations of […]
It’s no secret millennials tend to lean left, or that Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign drew on unprecedented levels of support from this demographic. Thus, fully cognizant of whom much of their audience might be this year, the Democratic convention’s digital director, Kelli Klein, spoke with Mic last week about “crafting an experience that works for a generation likely to […]
Greetings from zombie-land. That’s where I’m currently residing as I go through antidepressant withdrawal. It’s a horribly dizzying place, filled with bouts of insomnia, nausea and an episode of neverending flu. It’s not a place I recommend visiting, and yet, I’ve found myself here because I decided to get off of Paxil, the anti-anxiety drug […]
It started when I spotted an ex-boyfriend barreling toward us down the street. My pulse jolted, and I grabbed my current-boyfriend’s elbow and tugged him across the road, darting yellow taxis as we fled. “Ugh,” I laughed, tossing a surreptitious glance over my shoulder. “I dated him years back.” “Who?” Jared’s gaze followed mine, though […]
