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984 Hours Off Facebook
984 Hours Off Facebook
I returned to Facebook on May 3rd. I wish I could say that this was an Eat, Pray, Love-like effort to get in touch with myself or an act…
Meghan McGuire
May 18, 2018
“Cover Up Your Stupid Face!” My Husband Cried Out, Mid-Coitus
“Cover Up Your Stupid Face!” My Husband Cried Out, Mid-Coitus
My husband told me to “cover up your stupid face!” during sex recently. This was not a BDSM thing. This was truly a stupid face thing. I’m…
Sarah Z Writer
May 17, 2018
Am I Too Young to Wonder If I Will Die Alone?
There are tons of facts that can be used to define me; some make me feel special, I love March Madness but only like the NBA and I don’t…
Kasadee Allan
May 17, 2018
My Kid Had the Rattiest Hair at the American Girl Store
My Kid Had the Rattiest Hair at the American Girl Store
It was not good news for me when an American Girl doll store opened up less than three hours’ drive from my home city a few years ago. I…
Kate Washington
Jun 5, 2018
Driving in DC
Driving in DC
In the summer of 2000, I was working in a store in the local mall in a suburb of Washington, DC. One day, the second-shift manager, N…
Erin King
Jun 7, 2018
I’m Not Pregnant, You’re Just Bad at Your Job
I’m Not Pregnant, You’re Just Bad at Your Job
I passed through the double doors into an even brighter fluorescent light. It was late afternoon on an October Saturday, and instead of…
Jenise MORGAN
Jun 12, 2018
Dressing Like a Teacher
Dressing Like a Teacher
A week later, when I received the photo prints, my morning coffee resurfaced at the back of my throat: my midriff was showing. In a class…
Caitlin MacDougall
Jun 14, 2018
Always Know Who Will Play You in a Movie
Always Know Who Will Play You in a Movie
One of my primary takeaways from the six weeks I worked at a café was “always have a favorite menu item.” It didn’t matter whether it was…
Laura Chanoux
Jun 19, 2018
Welcome to the F*ck Van or a Terrible Camping Trip Through an Australian National Park in a…
Welcome to the F*ck Van or a Terrible Camping Trip Through an Australian National Park in a…
The first thing I noticed about our rental campervan was the two foot high word FUCK on the left passengers side. To be fair, it wasn’t…
Lucy Huber
Jun 25, 2018
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