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Power and People Pleasing
“I stopped voicing my opinion and went along with what everyone else wanted, even when it made me miserable.”
A State of Uncertainty
"Am I too young to change the world, or am I too old to start?"
On Being in My Body
Your body image can be shaped by the language and values you choose to associate with it.
Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew.
"Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew...These labels don’t really jive in my community."
Dad
The relationship with an abusive parent is a complicated, painful and tumultuous one.
A.N.X.I.E.T.Y
With vivid imagery, a writer describes the brutal waves of anxiety.
The Love You Carry
"I told my grandparents that I was bisexual and currently dating a girl."
Four Questions from Jewish Summer Camp
How would you describe your experience at Jewish Summer Camp?
A Summer Afternoon
It is a sweltering June day outside. Inside the back of a record store, a young woman browses, thumbing through dusty bins and racks.
Transitions
"A divorced family is still a family."
About Writing
"It’s always going to be easier to write than to talk. So I want to be able to do that always, to write what my brain cannot let me say."