Nov 23, 2022
Do Female Androids Dream of Rebellion?
There is something revolutionary in their will to be free.
On Mother Trees: What Old-Growth Trees Taught Me About Parenting
I was helpful, but unlike the giving tree, I was not entirely happy.
Nov 17, 2022
‘13 Going on 30’ Didn’t Prepare Me to Be Thirty, Flirty, and Striving
Weren’t your thirties supposed to be the time when “real adulthood” begins? What if, instead of thriving, you’re striving?
Nov 08, 2022
What Michelle Zauner’s “Paprika” Taught Me About Making Art (and Peace With It)
What a joy it is—a singular joy, an occasion for jubilee—to allow your art’s translation through another point of view.
Nov 03, 2022
The Occult, Fear, and Crises of Faith in ‘The Witch’
According to ‘The Witch,’ there’s no surer way to invite evil in than by being reckless enough to try to play God.
Oct 27, 2022
‘Top Chef’ Makes Perfection Impossible. And That’s Exactly What I Needed
Fear of losing control is one of the causes of OCD.
Oct 24, 2022
I Sought a Good-Luck Charm to Write. I Found My Body Instead
To choose an omamori is to cast a wish.
Oct 20, 2022
Running Up That Hill (And Dealing With God)
This is the deal I’d make with God: my devotion in exchange for acceptance of the past, peace with the present, and assurances about the future.
Oct 13, 2022
An Immigrant’s Eyewitness Report from the Streets of Dating Apps
When I packed my one suitcase to come to America, I put everything I thought I needed inside and romance wasn’t in it.
Oct 11, 2022
Drum Head: Playing Through My Chronic Pain
But pain and pleasure intertwine in playing the drums, much as they do elsewhere in life.
Oct 06, 2022
Why Is Horror So Afraid of Female Friendship?
When girls begin to work in groups, their latent potential can be the stuff of horror films.
Oct 06, 2022
In This House We Believe
I don’t believe that signs are enough, because the claims of the house are empty without the actions of the people in them.
Oct 04, 2022
Watching the Clock: On Parenting in the Climate Crisis
I practice thinking about time like a geologist, but, mostly, I can manage only to think about it like a mother.
Sep 19, 2022
In a World of Impermanence, I’ll Always Have Paris
I have never felt further from a former version of myself as I do now, here, today.
Sep 14, 2022
As a Disabled Cook, I Need Adaptable Recipes
When it comes to food prep, I have to be honest with myself about what I’m capable of—and, more importantly, what I’m not.
Sep 06, 2022
When Migration Is a Gesture of Love
In Nigeria, I grew up to see what difference a generous family member abroad could do for their loved ones back home.
Aug 22, 2022
Me, My Grandmother, and Our Stutter
I tell her I’m surprised that no one else had ever brought up her stutter to her before. She’s surprised that I’m surprised.
Aug 18, 2022
Studying Lizards Taught Me How to Trust
They led me to a place where trust became possible.
Aug 15, 2022
What Lullabies Teach Us About Language
In that way, lullabies are like a language of their own.
Aug 04, 2022
Finding Nostalgia in Diasporic Film
Immigrant nostalgia is a Hydra—a lashing, many-headed thing made of grief.
Jul 26, 2022
