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  • A Black Comedy Clicked on My Metaphorical Light

    How the quirky cruelty of "Ghost World" validated and ennobled my rebellious spirit

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    I Read To My Baby About Abortion

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    Jan 12 - Hannah Matthews
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    Pete Mitchell Wants the Mere Possibility of a Happier Ending

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    The Hardest Part of Writing My Memoir Was Telling My Family About It

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    Dec 13 - Erin Langner
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    Don’t Make Pregnant People Cross State Lines To Make Decisions About Our Bodies

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    Dec 9 - Emily Heiden
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    In Real Life Arranged Marriage is No Joke

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    Nov 17 - Devi S. Laskar
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    I Blamed Mac Miller for My Failed Interracial Relationship

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    Nov 15 - Martha Pham
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    My Friendships With Other Girls Were Often Chaotic and Volatile

    The cult dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" gets it right about teenage girlhood friendship

    Nov 10 - Caitlin Hart
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    The Real Housewives of 16th-Century Scotland

    Public spectacles of female conflict have long enforced social codes about male and female behavior

    Nov 3 - Carissa Harris
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