I received an email the other day from a man I’d gone on a few dates with. I was really excited about him. Excited for the…
I wanted to tell him “shut up and sit the hell down.” I wanted to remind him of his daughters, sisters, and mother, to ask…
The first time I was paid to write something was a little over a year ago. It was the first of a few articles I did…
I never meant to make anybody cry. I wanted the students at the small high school in Brooklyn to question themselves and the institutions that…
In August 2013, I filed the paperwork to withdraw from Barnard College. I had just turned 21, had been working on a business for over…
Meme was in New York City when the center stone of her engagement ring fell out. Later that day, my Aunt Margot found a diamond…
The day before my high school graduation, I received a phone call that literally changed the course of my life. Earlier that year, I had…
The t-shirt never fit. It’s always been too small and, although I’ve squeezed into it a few times, I’ve never worn it outside. It’s mustard…
The streets of NYC are dangerous. As an ardent jaywalker, I often find myself forgetting that. Walking back from the park Saturday morning, I saw…
I have weighed just about the same since my freshman year of high school (2006). I am 5′ 4″ and fluctuate between 120 and 130lbs….