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Marissa Korbel

Blessed Be The Fruit

I am not my uterus, and yet. . .

5 min readMay 24, 2019

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Blessed Be The Fruit

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Marissa Korbel

The #MeToo Story of the Kissing Sailor isn’t New

The Huffington Post says that a statue based on Alfred Eisenstadt’s famous “kissing sailor” photograph has been tagged with #MeToo. You…

7 min readFeb 20, 2019

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The #MeToo Story of the Kissing Sailor isn’t New

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Marissa Korbel

Want to Get Published? Start Here.

Here are my best resources for that pivotal first step: researching literary magazines (so you can eventually get published in them).

4 min readMar 10, 2018

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Want to Get Published? Start Here.

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Marissa Korbel

Why Not You Too?

A response to Katie Roiphe’s “The Other Whisper Network.”

4 min readFeb 5, 2018

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Why Not You Too?

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Marissa Korbel

Consent is just the Baseline: Emotional Labor, Pleasure, and Coercive, Shitty Sex

Coercive sex is the hardest kind to explain to people who weren’t there. Every situation has its own particular power differentials.

5 min readJan 15, 2018

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Consent is just the Baseline: Emotional Labor, Pleasure, and Coercive, Shitty Sex

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What I Learned From My Menstruation Ceremony

7 min readJul 5, 2016

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What I Learned From My Menstruation Ceremony

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Marissa Korbel

Yes, We Have Freedom of Speech

but we can all stop being nice to you if you’re an asshole

3 min readMay 21, 2016

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Yes, We Have Freedom of Speech

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Marissa Korbel

Cognitive Dissonance: How this feminist survivor supports Hillary Clinton

In some ways, I’m a very orderly person. I like my routines predictable. I keep a consistent sleep schedule. I have a filing cabinet, a law…

4 min readMay 14, 2016

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Cognitive Dissonance: How this feminist survivor supports Hillary Clinton

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Marissa Korbel

Explaining Mansplaining (Without Sounding Like a Misandrist): A Handy Checklist for Men.

“Can someone explain what Mansplaining is, without sounding like a misandrist?”

4 min readMar 10, 2016

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Explaining Mansplaining (Without Sounding Like a Misandrist): A Handy Checklist for Men.

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Marissa Korbel

Shitty Excuses

I have a set of drawers in my closet full of my mom clothes. You know, the yoga pants, nursing bras, and milk -stained size XL t-shirts…

6 min readOct 16, 2015

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Shitty Excuses

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Marissa Korbel

Marissa Korbel

Feminist. Lawyer. Mama. Published at Guernica, Bitch, McSweeney’s, and monthly at The Rumpus. @likethchampagne. marissakorbel.com

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