The Great Lenten Instagram Purge So there I was, scrolling through my phone at 11:47 PM on Ash Wednesday, watching someone’s cousin’s friend make sourdough…
The Corner Booth at Mel’s and Other Places That Shouldn’t Matter
The Accidental Geography of Belonging I found myself crying in a Starbucks in Denver last March, which was embarrassing for several reasons, not least of…
The Art of Sucking at Things I Used to Think I Knew
Last Tuesday I spent forty-five minutes trying to fold a fitted sheet and somehow ended up with what looked like a fabric burrito. This wouldn’t…
Three Conversations That Rewired How I Think
The Barista Who Changed My Mind About Ambition I was ordering my usual cortado when the barista, maybe twenty-two, mentioned she was taking night classes…
Things I Stopped Doing (And Why You Probably Should Too)
I Stopped Apologizing for Not Drinking Three years ago, I realized I had developed an elaborate repertoire of excuses for why I wasn’t drinking at…