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Katie Dillon

Katie Dillon

For myself, on my birthday

And for you, reader, whoever you are.

Aug 4, 2021

Aug 4, 2021

Katie Dillon

On Elizabeth Warren, privilege, and sexism

Here is a list of the things I feel about Elizabeth Warren’s loss: anger, defeat, disgust, sadness. Here is what I am not: surprised. I…

Mar 8, 2020

On Elizabeth Warren, privilege, and sexism

Mar 8, 2020

Katie Dillon

Top Ten Books of 2019 (in no particular order):

1. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Dec 27, 2019

Dec 27, 2019

Katie Dillon

December 11, 2018

I’m having an OCD flare-up, one that I’ve been barreling toward since last week. I need to take deep breaths and remember the moon. Or the…

Apr 17, 2019

December 11, 2018

Apr 17, 2019

Katie Dillon

How are you, really?

I’ve been really into feelings over the past couple of years. About a year ago, my co-worker recommended to me the podcast Terrible…

Nov 15, 2018

How are you, really?

Nov 15, 2018

Katie Dillon

A meditation on bodies and beauty

Bodies are weird. We assign a lot of power to our bodies and to other people’s bodies and to other people’s perceptions of our bodies and…

Aug 14, 2018

A meditation on bodies and beauty

Aug 14, 2018

Katie Dillon

I Can’t Find My Phone, But I Will Remember Your Mother’s Middle Name

I lose everything — earrings, necklaces, shoes, clothes, phones, watches, keys, credit cards — the list goes on and on. Somewhere I imagine…

Dec 15, 2017

Dec 15, 2017

Katie Dillon

Hello, it’s me — your anxiety (again)

Writing this and sharing it terrifies me for many reasons; but mostly because the act of writing a personal essay is a little narcissistic…

Nov 28, 2017

Nov 28, 2017

Katie Dillon

Sexual harassment is endemic.

It is because of this that most of us don’t report it. We brush off the comments, the looks, and the unwanted physical contact. Sometimes…

Oct 15, 2017

Oct 15, 2017

Katie Dillon

A case for saying “I’m Sorry.”

“Stop apologizing.” Hasn’t every woman heard this one? I’ve even used it myself — my female friends and I are constantly apologizing to one…

Mar 31, 2017

Mar 31, 2017

Katie Dillon

Katie Dillon

Wild hair. Slightly bruised spirit. Big on empathy, health policy, and a good breakfast burrito. I write about mental health, culture, and sadness.

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