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If You're a Sex Addict, Don't Read This One
...or just skip to the part about Zelda, which is the real addiction.
Feb 7, 2024
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7 Writing Prompts You Won't Hate
Plus: taking a chance on chance, and loving Ms Joanna Cassidy.
May 29
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7 Writing Prompts You Won't Hate
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S03E03: 'David Madden's Day Off'
I didn’t enjoy people anymore, and I didn’t like much else. Where had I gone? A day off was one way I might answer that question.
May 29, 2024
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S03E03: 'David Madden's Day Off'
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Some Christmas Wishes
A Holiday Double Issue with redemptive cookie recipes, improved carol tempi, and a better way to stand above your toilet. Merry Christmas!
Dec 13, 2023
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Writing Advice I Learned At My Artists Residency
6 bits of wisdom gleaned from the depths of this memoir project.
Jul 17, 2024
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Sex Ed in the 1980s
It was better than you think. Also: Peskin for Mayor!
Oct 2, 2024
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When You're Raised to Hate the Feminine
It's October, which means summertime in San Francisco, and I'm sick and full of strong ideas.
Oct 5, 2023
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I Was a Teen Drag Princess
What I got was some happy form of wrought attention, stolen from the boys the way some men steal a kiss.
Sep 6, 2023
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I Was a Teen Drag Princess
Shenny Does Gradschool: Statements of Purpose
Demystifying the 'personal essay' portion of your application. Plus: sad songs and messy memoirs.
Nov 15, 2023
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Masculinities for Everybody
And let's also allow masculinity to be for nobody.
Mar 20
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Masculinities for Everybody
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I Finished the Memoir
...and so I can Shenny again!
Mar 5
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I Finished the Memoir
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Masculinities for Everybody 3: Wait, define 'toxic'?
Also: Pearls!
Jun 11
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