"In her new column, KAITLIN recounts the drama of finally getting her own pad, and quickly finds out that she has no lights, or buzzer. How will people get in to her housewarming party? Read on to find out."

"I hit send and immediately felt a little bit better. My shame had been a crawling, active thing, invading my chest late at night in my freezing Vermont bedroom, forcing me at random moments to grab at my shirt and grit my teeth so hard _...Read More_

"Big NO to selling the racist doll from the 1950s on Ebay. At their age, I am sure the questioner is assigning more value to the thing than it is worth. I'd contact the museum with a photo just for, um, giggles but not expect much then toss _...Read More_

>"I have always viewed writing fiction as moral work, but never before had it felt so urgent."

>"My father was troubled, moody, and struggled with alcoholism. Making dinner for our family was what brought him back to us."

"Ok I have some PROFESSIONAL NEWS: I’m writing a book based on this article!"

"Desire is a strange thing. How do you track it? How do you know it to be true? What is my own desire? Not something fabricated to meet another’s expectation or something I was taught to simulate in order to feel worthy but what is mine, _...Read More_

The New York Times: How to Figure Out if You Can Actually Afford That New Home.

>"A string of setbacks made the pundit flee television, the Republican establishment and even his home. He re-emerged with what may be the most racist, and successful, show in the history of cable news."

"They seem empathetic at first—but there's darkness under the surface."

"I wanted to be incomprehensible to my family, and that I became." This, by *johnpmerrick, is excellent.

"Deceiving yourself shouldn’t make logical sense. After all, lying involves telling someone something you know to be untrue. "

"Scientists don’t want you to be going out right now. But if you must …"

>"Learning to love music—and to hate it, too."

>"Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began."