Reincarnation aka Can I Be Reborn as Beyoncé?
Upon learning about reincarnation during a world religions class in high school, I imagined what hideous crimes I must have committed in my past life to...
Apology Letter to My Future Children
To my future offspring, Hello. It’s your mother. Right now, I’m a young, vibrant, spunky nineteen-year-old – or at least that’s what I write whenever...
The Curse of Self-Diagnosis
So I have this problem. And you probably have it too. It’s called casual self-diagnosis… Anxiety? Constantly needing to feel in control? Hypochondria? Perpetual sweating?...
What Cracking Your iPhone Screen Says About You
No, I did not mean “What Your Cracked iPhone Screen Says About You.” That would be an interesting piece, though, because an iPhone screen...
Dear Yoga Farter
Dear Yoga Farter, I wasn’t going to say anything the first time you let one slip during the evening vinyasa flow class. I wasn’t even...
Hey Asshole, Stop Whoring Out Puppies
by Allie Tsuchiya Calling all assholes! Looking for a great new advertising strategy to promote your business? Well, look no further: Random-Middle-Aged-Private-Driver who I met...
Why Working In Customer Service Makes You A Better Person
After months of stalking Providence’s craigslist page, I finally managed to swoop in and score a job at Blue State Coffee. This is good news...
The Instagram Friendship Spectrum
Ah, Instagram. The window to the soul. The photographer’s playground. A chance to prove to your followers that you are the artsiest of them all....
Panties in a Bunch: A Scale of Rage
“Dammit,” I said, pulling a staticky lump of fabric from the dryer. “I knew this was going to happen.” “What?” a friend replied from behind...
Why “Beauty and the Beast” Depresses Me
On the surface, I should really relate to Beauty and the Beast – it’s about a plucky brunette who likes to read, and the moral...