kathryn watsonThe Life-Changing Magic of Thanking our StuffIn the season premiere of Netflix’s new binge-bait Tidying Up, we see Rachel and Kevin Friend, a California couple who inhabit a beautiful…Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019
kathryn watsonHow to Really Write for the InternetIt’s hard to believe (and I’m dating myself by admitting I remember it), but there was a time that writers didn’t use the Internet.Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
kathryn watsonIn Defense of the New KanyeI was on my way to high school in Jason’s silver Kia Sephia when a voice, calm and authoritative, took over the car. “We at war.” It…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
kathryn watsonThings John Mayer Told MeIt was November 2009, and I was a college graduate working at a coffee shop. I did not have a baby, or a husband, or even an apartment. I…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
kathryn watsonMicroblading: A DIYDon’t worry, this won’t hurt more than any of the other remnants of patriarchy-enforced body torment you’ve been inflicting on yourself…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
kathryn watsonHow AOL’s Tween-Zine Scene Pioneered the Digital SelfA look back on the playful, intimate, and surprisingly powerful world of ’90s girl zine-makersJan 29, 20183Jan 29, 20183
kathryn watsonTarget: A Love Story“You’ve got two hours. Where do you want to go?”Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
kathryn watsoninThe Belladonna ComedyMove to Beautiful Staten Island!As a woke bae with a beard told me: “Brooklyn is over!”Jul 22, 2017Jul 22, 2017
kathryn watsonAll The Lives We’ll (Always) Want: Female Adolescence Unwoven [Book Review]I first found Alana Massey’s writing on this very website when I internet-stumbled out of a Twitter hole and upon her essay “Against…Jul 4, 2017Jul 4, 2017