The Spirit Bride

I had a kind of premonition, even before a word was said, that things were about to shift.

This Is, Maybe, 25 Percent of What Happened: An Interview with Scaachi Koul

The author of Sucker Punch on surrendering to life's cycles, writing about her divorce, and picking the right fights.

A Rage to Live

That so much night could exist within a city entranced me.

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The Spirit Bride

I had a kind of premonition, even before a word was said, that things were about to shift.

This Is, Maybe, 25 Percent of What Happened: An Interview with Scaachi Koul

The author of Sucker Punch on surrendering to life's cycles, writing about her divorce, and picking the right fights.

A Rage to Live

That so much night could exist within a city entranced me.

So Much Grows

Desire and decision may not line up. Or indecision ends up being its own decision.

The Lie of the Rules-Based Order: An Interview with Omar El Akkad

The author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This on euphemistic violence, Western hypocrisy, and personal complicity.

scorpio moon

after Black Belt Eagle Scout’s ‘Scorpio Moon’

My Funny Valentine

Back in high school a friend had called me Matt Damon in the drawl of Team America, but the connection to Tom Ripley felt more psychic, fundamental.

Chicken Tender

I learned to ignore the doubt that lapped at my ankles, a wave that rose every time I kissed him goodbye, left town for work or travel, and remembered, with a shock, how happily whole I felt alone.

Beige Foods Forever

They are often stewed foods, sometimes steamed or boiled. They are foods defined by their colours first—in this context, the lack of colour, the overall sameness, somehow gets misread as a fault.

Her Ex Writes a Novel

Fiction is a more subtle and sophisticated revenge porn.

Men at Work

On Martin Scorsese. 

Where Are All These Journalists Going to Get a Sense of Self from Now?

Maybe I like being defined by my work! Did you ever think of THAT???