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The Shittiest Plane Ride Ever

The Shittiest Plane Ride Ever

Do not pass gas. Do not collect 200 frequent flier miles.
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Ed Voccola
Nov 22, 2019
Proverbs Updated for Modern Dating

Proverbs Updated for Modern Dating

‘A ship in the harbor is safe, but your ship is the reason I slid into your DMs.’
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Sara K. Runnels
Jul 23, 2019
You, Me, and Dr. Sperm Makes Three

You, Me, and Dr. Sperm Makes Three

When all else failed, my wife and I turned to a man we were told was the very best
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John DiFelice
Jul 31, 2019
The Big Three-Oh

The Big Three-Oh

On my 30th birthday, I’m celebrating every version of me
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Kirtana Krishnan
Jul 30, 2019
My Journey Into the Dark Heart of Retail

My Journey Into the Dark Heart of Retail

On cultural appropriation and boxy tank tops at The Limited
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Nicole Peeler
Jul 10, 2019
Your First Bookstore Reading

Your First Bookstore Reading

‘Is the main character supposed to be you…?’ and other rites of passage awaiting the first-time author
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John DiFelice
Jul 8, 2019
Shelter Me, O Porcelain God

Shelter Me, O Porcelain God

An ode to the bathroom
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Jennie Young
Jun 15, 2019
Hey Alexa, Do I Need to Call an Exorcist?

Hey Alexa, Do I Need to Call an Exorcist?

Our new house is haunted by the dark witticisms of a robot
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Patrick Berlinquette
Jun 18, 2019
The Eternal Awkwardness of Wearing Glasses
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The Eternal Awkwardness of Wearing Glasses

On the difficulty of having sex — and doing most other things — while bespectacled
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John Sherman
May 17, 2019
Talk Spanglish to Me

Talk Spanglish to Me

Language was always my tool, my weapon, my security blanket. What happened when I lost the ability to use it?
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Nicole Peeler
May 9, 2019
Women of My Family, I Beg You: Let Me Die Alone
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Women of My Family, I Beg You: Let Me Die Alone

Please accept that maybe, just maybe, I want to be single
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Jake Kilroy
Apr 8, 2019
Milestones My Boyfriend and I Have Passed Except He Still Hasn’t Said He Loves Me

Milestones My Boyfriend and I Have Passed Except He Still Hasn’t Said He Loves Me

An incomplete list of moments that may or may not lead to “I love you”
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Madeleine Weatherhead
Apr 2, 2019
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Tax Return

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Tax Return

A poem for the taxed and confused
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Dan Geddes
Mar 17, 2019
I Know I Should Post Other Memes, But I Can’t Move on from Evil Kermit

I Know I Should Post Other Memes, But I Can’t Move on from Evil Kermit

I’ve gone to the dark side — and I don’t know how to turn back
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Sarah Lofgren
Mar 12, 2019
Some Options for the Opening of My Celebrity Profile

Some Options for the Opening of My Celebrity Profile

For use in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, McCall’s, and elsewhere
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Lindsay Katai
Jan 3, 2017
The Kid With the Mixtapes

The Kid With the Mixtapes

Obsessing over my uncle’s music didn’t make me cool, it made me… me
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Pablo Stanley
Mar 8, 2019
The Five Stages of Tupperware Grief
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The Five Stages of Tupperware Grief

So you can throw out your food another day
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Jon Fischer
Jan 24, 2019
It takes two to make a thing go wrong

It takes two to make a thing go wrong

How IKEA ruins relationships
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Jimmy Chen
Jun 20, 2014
Never Trust a Mac

Never Trust a Mac

My MacBook ruined my life
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Harris Sockel
Mar 26, 2014
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