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Last year I worked as an intern for the Refugee Council. During my internship I…
On Jan. 1, 2015, after a few dark and gloomy months spent battling what I thought…
Can we all just admit that New Year’s resolutions are pretty much the worst, and…
I’ve probably pictured myself in love at least 20 different times. It always ends the same,…
Familiarity is one of the greatest comforts that come with the holidays. The regularity of…
Whenever I tell people that my wife is Greek—and not the kind from Queens, the…
“Let’s go somewhere and scream.” I was only 13, but I understood exactly why my…
Ah the holidays, when forced family gatherings occur on an uncomfortable regularity and remind you…
A cornerstone of romantic storytelling is the trope of “the girl who constantly overlooks her amazing…
“Oh wow, another shooting?” my best friend exclaims as she walks into my room and…
As a post-grad, there is a phenomenon where everyone wants to tell you how to…
It seems that no matter how much change is begotten by the multiple feminist movements,…
Originally, I wanted a black cat. I was used to black cats. I was good…
By Andrea Aron-Schiavone The advice my mom gave to my sister and me when we…
One night a couple of weeks ago, I was sitting around a cheese-laden table with…
I have a slight confession, something I’ve been meaning to tell you: Darling, I have…
There comes a time in a girl’s life in which she has to come to…
By Adele Stewart When I was a little girl, maybe six years old, a boy…
I was overjoyed to get pregnant on my very first try in September 2012. I…
“They don’t need you in America, Caitlin.” These were the last words my dissertation supervisor…