I cannot lie. I liberally click on the targeted ads that fill my timelines with all manner of impersonal but well-curated shit. …

The day I got eyelash extensions was the day I realized I now have a strict beauty regimen with the sole purpose of looking better in photos. I can’t say I’m well-adjusted, so in a very on-brand act of channeling my impulsiveness into acts of relative harmlessness, I scheduled a…

TW: Suicide What’s worse than a microcosm of modern conservatism stuffed into the humanoid casing of an ex-fraternity sweetheart whose calling card is baiting conservatives on Fox News? Well, what’s worse is when, in a flash of sincerity, the aforementioned approximation of a human invokes a universal yet personal tragedy…

Over the past few months, I have made a concerted effort to reduce the amount of time I spend purposely reading things on the Internet that will make me angry, but as someone with a penchant for standing in the shower and rehearsing both sides of arguments I will never…

Let my Medium hiatus tell you one thing: I am scarred. Over the past two years, I worked behind the scenes at a self-publishing company. Perhaps the Benefit’s Guide should have mentioned that I would receive a backstage pass to an entire database of PDFs containing shit-plated gold, gold-plated shit…

Every day is World Mental Health Day if you have a mental illness — [Content warning: self-harm, suicide, and mental illness] Apparently, yesterday was World Mental Health Day — not that I could bother myself to give a shit. Sorry, that was a bit harsh. Let me start over. Every day is World Mental Health Day if you have a mental illness. Every waking…