Dec 24, 2021Member-onlyHow to Cope With Christmas Alone and AbroadChristmas alone. Many of you probably experienced this during the first year of the disease-which-shall-not-be-named in the infamous Yeare of Our Lorde Two Thousand and Twenty, but for better or for worse, my family and I isolated for two weeks and tested so that we could have a very small…Christmas4 min read
Oct 31, 2021Member-onlyFive Halloween Costumes for Deeply Unhappy CouplesEvery year it’s “sexy couple’s costume” this and “cute Halloween date” that, inevitably from those cute little couples that adopted a dog together during quarantine, and do Sunday brunch at each other’s parents’ houses on an alternating basis. But what about those of us who are tired and morose, stuck…Funny2 min read
Oct 22, 2021Member-onlyWhy I’ve Decided to Stop Grieving YouOne last letter to a dead friend. — I see your ghost everywhere, and it’s not fair to either of us. I think since you passed, I’ve grieved you more than my breakups, the death of a family pet, and the loss of my grandma put together — she was like 92, I expected it. I used to…Grief4 min read
Oct 18, 2021Member-onlyI Tried Being Joe from “You” for a DayA Little Lesson on Stalking — I, am not sure why anyone would think that a baseball cap and a black zip-up hoodie would render them absolutely camouflage, but here I go. Despite the fact that you would know me anywhere, you are that in love with me already, my simple disguise will render me unknowable…Relationships5 min read
Oct 9, 2021Member-onlyHow To Find the Girl of Your Dreams on TinderListen up, men. — With cuffing season around the corner and Tinder filling up again with plenty of new profiles looking for a date to the pumpkin patch, we’ve circled back to the age-old between-relationships question of how to make the most of your matches and really find love. The good news is that…Humor3 min read
Sep 30, 2021Member-onlyThe Ghost Haunting Your House is Not Happy With Loosening COVID RestrictionsAn open letter from a peeved (and mildly heartbroken) poltergeist. — Dear roommate, I am really not one to cause a fuss (aside from the occasional plate flying off the shelf), but I think that as your roommate, it would be remiss of me not to let you know that a few things have been bothering me lately. When you first…Humor4 min read
Sep 26, 2021Member-onlyExperiencing Jet-Lag Induced DeliriumAll the parts you don’t miss about traveling. — Alas, it has happened. After booking and re-booking flights, waiting on student visas, and taking myriad COVID tests, the day (days, really), of travel have arrived. As with all international travel, you know well that this is going to be one of the more trying experiences you can possibly imagine…Travel4 min read
Sep 16, 2021Member-onlyMoving Abroad Helped Me Get Over My BreakupRunning away from my problems? Couldn’t be me. — Three days after the second-worst breakup of my life, I decided to move to Ireland. I was having a good cry in the bathtub with a whiskey, some scented stress-relief bath oil, and an aggressive heavy-metal playlist. It’s possible the bubbles were getting to my head. It’s possible, that in…Love5 min read
Sep 10, 2021Member-onlyA Cumulative List of All the Things You Will Regret Buying When You’re BrokeCumulative, but not definitive. — The unique feeling of dread when your bank account hits a solitary $1.87 and inevitably your debit card declines while you’re standing in line at the local grocery Wal-Mart at 3am trying to buy Skinny Girl Margarita mix and bottom shelf whiskey to make the most budget whiskey sour this…Humor2 min read
Aug 27, 2021Member-onlyThe Long-term Aftermath of SuicideA reflection on grief and loss — Six years ago last night, I shared a cigarette at a party with the handsomest boy there. He was aloof, and few years older than I was, but once I was standing next to him by the bonfire taking drags from his cigarette, he was warm and funny. It seemed…Death5 min read
