A review of Ayelet Waldman’s new memoir, A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage and My Life, that also serves as a personal essay about Vaye Watkins’ marijuana use as she weans off anti-depressants (she writes the piece “a little high”), and the tiny dose of LSD […]
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Posted inNonfiction, Travel
Travel Writing for Americans Who Stay Home
An editor reflects on a career in travel writing, even as Americans travel less and are exposed to less diversity.
Posted inQuote Posts
Basking in Reciprocated Love: Can Molly Save a Marriage?
At Lenny, read an excerpt of Ayelet Waldman’s memoir of LSD microdosing, A Really Good Day.
Posted inReading List, Unapologetic Women
Wives, Queens, and Other Comedy Heroes: A Reading List
A reading list dedicated to queer and trans comedians, and comedians of color.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
Becoming Estranged from My Family ‘Was the Best Thing for Me’
Jessica Berger Gross on what it means to sever ties with your family.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Mary Tyler Moore on the Joys of Dancing
In her 2009 memoir, Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes, Moore wrote about how dance gave her strength and stability.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
The Lives of Nuns, Part 2: A Reading List
In the two years since I compiled the first installation of “The Lives of Nuns,” Autostraddle wrote about queer nuns in history, Racked shadowed (fake) nuns growing marijuana, and The Huffington Post reported on a nun’s murder and the students who want the truth. Those stories and more are included below. Seclude yourself and read.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Empathy, Schmempathy.
“Stronger Together,” the Clinton-campaign slogan, sounded more like an invitation to join a food co-op than a call to arms.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
What to Do With a Man Who Has a Story, and a Gun
Lisa Romeo recalls her first college romance, when she was willing to overlook a lot — until she wasn’t.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
What to Do With a Man Who Has a Story, and a Gun
Lisa Romeo recalls her first college romance, when she was willing to overlook a lot — until she wasn’t.
