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And Her Rusty Old Wrists
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The People Who Care Most About Celebrating Their Birthdays Are The People You Should Care Least About
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I Took Ayahuasca to Fix a Health Problem
Six months ago, I sat outside, on a wooden deck in the mountains, across from a white dude with a man bun. “Do you actually think this can fix me?” I…
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Tonight's The Night I Kill My Boyfriend
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Garden of Anxiety
Garden of Anxiety
I write stuff that ends up in places like NYTimes, Esquire, and The Guardian, but first, it ends up here. It's non-fiction that reads like fiction.
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