Published in Human Parts·PinnedMember-onlyI Didn’t Steal a Child on TuesdayI am 25 and it is 9:42 pm on a Tuesday. I am sitting in a Los Angeles subway station, which exists. I missed the train and the next is in 20 minutes, and I walk to a zig-zag shaped bench that was designed to be artistically interesting, but is…Gay7 min read
Jun 13Member-onlyWho’s On First, As Written By Emily St. John Mandel“So… who’s on first?” Spencer had very little interest in baseball, and even less interest in hearing about it from the man sitting across from her. …Literature4 min read
Dec 29, 2021Member-onlySome Ruminations on Dating, After Six Years Without a Boyfriendthe last few years, i’ve been more interested in new year’s reflections than resolutions. and since i’ve now been single in los angeles for 6 years, i decided to write down some of my thoughts on dating. i hope you find solace in them. love and logic rarely run together…Dating3 min read
May 26, 2021Member-only33 Actually Good Questions to Ask on a First DateMy friend Liz Roche and I realized there was a problem — when we went on first dates, we had questions that we tended to ask, but we didn’t actually… like them. While things like number of siblings, living situation, and the infamous “cats or dogs?” …Dating3 min read
Jan 4, 2021Member-onlyDear [REDACTED]A letter to a boy I do not know. PREFACE: I received a letter in late December of this year, and wrote this response to send back to the boy who wrote it. I thought I’d share it with all of you. …Letter6 min read