Listen to the post: Most girls (and boys) become aware of their bodies as sites of sexual attention as secondary sex characteristics...

Today I did karaoke. I used to be terrified to sing in front of people and I still sort of was until last year, when my friend Blake...

On the artist's solitude, finding one's way, and self-help culture In rural Virginia, where I grew up, most winters usually passed...

This past year more than ever I’ve loudly claimed my identification as a party girl. I party not just because I'm a college student and...

Self is the ego and ego is the devil  Nice to meet you, my name is (my name). I have brown hair and brown eyes, I am from Brooklyn, my...

Is your short attention span a moral failing? On weekends, when I feel like staying in out of Fear and not self-preservation, I try to...

Hello all of you,  My dedicated, wonderful, kind, generous readers and subscribers. Not a day goes by that I don’t step back, grateful...

Change is scary  I live in Spain now. I wanted to. Blame it on epicurean fantasies of drinking cafe con leche con cigarrillos con...

How do you know when something is a sign? Last month, seven people gathered together for Hot Literati’s mmụọọnwa mmeme in DC. After an...

Love in the City, Part 2: What can we learn from those who have what we're looking for?

All summer I asked New York what we're looking for and why we haven't found it yet. Here's what I learned.

Hello wonderful blog angels and cherubs and stars What have you read this year that you've enjoyed so far? Share in the comments. Mind...

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In 2022 I was somewhat of a curatorial intern for a national arts society and I found it rather exhilarating. Since becoming a writer for...

A Decade of Instagram and Self-Consumption From Dagny Tepper, Mommy of Pilot Magazine <3 I’ve decided to start this think piece by...

I’m going for a quick one before the cicadas return and the worms eat us all. I woke up earlier than anticipated with an unbelievable...

I went out twice this weekend after a calm few weeks. I go back to school in a little over a week which feels a bit unbelievable ,mostly...

I tried to make my first Youtube video around 10. It was a hair tutorial that my sweet, archival father definitely still has tucked away...

Where have you gone, sweetest summer? It is August and that is the worst news I’ve ever heard. August, already? You’ve gotta be kidding...