My Life in a Female Supremacy

I was 15 when I first learned about Female Genital Mutilation and Riot Grrrl and declared myself, officially, a feminist. That was also the year when I had a growth spurt and went on an Atkins diet, and first started to receive a new form of attention. It expressed itself in…

Our Obsessive Fear That The Future Is Female

Gentlemen, Countrymen, All My Homies:

I Cannot Pronounce My Own Name

Say My Name — Pt. 3

this is an article about the time i rode in an uber and learned a life changing lesson from the driver: i cannot pronounce my own name. but before i get into that story i need you to understand something about me…

A Cultural Compromise

Say My Name — Pt 1

No, but my name is neither mine, nor a learning opportunity. My name is a cultural compromise, a reminder of my assimilation.

When we came here, my father said, in America everyone in the family has the same…

It’s Impolite to Stare and Twice as Rude to Care:

Why We Ignore People in Public Places

Chapter 1. PUBLIC TRANSIT PORN

there is a genre of japanese pornography where two people make love on public transit. the films…

Against Pokétourism.

I really love multi-use public space. Like, a lot. I am happy to tolerate and even celebrate a lot of the costs of sharing space with other people who are very different than me. Example: I once cheerfully reframed a semi-traumatic experience of having a man unzip his pants next to me at a…

Strong.

I sometimes joke that I have Spongebob Arms.

I Love Pokémon Go

As the only member of Mixed Company who plays Pokémon Go, I’m pretty sure I’m the only one whose opinion specifically on the game matters. This piece is not a broad indictment or defense of our use of public space; it’s a list of reasons Pokémon Go is a really cool game and is not a harbinger of…