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Personal Essays and True Stories

Quitting My Job Turned Me Into a Girlboss
One year ago, I ended a 13-year career in tech to be a "slow life" SAHM and writer. I've since become a workaholic.
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How I Kept a Job For 3 Years Without Working
I was hired into an obviously frivolous role for which I was underqualified. I had to get creative to survive.
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My OCD Was In Recovery. Then ChatGPT Arrived.
Yes it's my fault, yes I'm an idiot, yes you should learn from my mistake.
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I'm 35 And Haunted By A Prom Nightmare
Almost 20 years later, I can't shake a recurring nightmare about my prom.
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My 20-Year Sexy Clothes Era
For almost twenty years, my aesthetic revolved around one goal: how much skin can I show?
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I Was Extorted by My 60 Year Old Neighbors for $2000
And they won!
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The Sublet Caper
When my husband and I couldn't afford a San Francisco apartment, we went down a weird road of sublets within sublets
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The Mojito Mixer
My boss asked me to host an industry event. I couldn't even get people to come to my birthday party.
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My Strange (Karaoke) Addiction
How my drive for attention led to musical impressions, and how this went exactly how you probably think it went
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The Best it Gets
I was 22 and wanted to get ahead in my tech role. Enter my new mentor: Vince, a 55-year-old man who couldn't use Powerpoint.
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My First And Only Girls' Night
At 22, I finally had my first opportunity to go on a girls' night out with cool older women. Surely I wouldn't screw it up.
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Stop Trying and It'll Happen
I was told I wasn't getting pregnant because I wanted it too badly. Turns out it was something else.
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