Moving from Texas to San Francisco
I’m conservative in the most liberal city....
Personal EssayA collection of 143 posts
My Love/Hate Relationship with Living in Hollywood
By Jonathan Kornman I took my first trip to Los Angeles as an adult in the middle of January. I...
Tech’s Wakeup Call From Your Trans Coworker
By Jessica Lachenal Two things you probably need to know about me: I am a trans woman and I work...
What It’s Like Being Lonely in SF
by Wendy Steiner I’ve been living in San Francisco for almost two years now and I’ve made almost...
I Came Out to My Homophobic Parents
By Mark Shrayber From the time I was 13 until I was 18, my parents found gay porn in my...
The Big Stigma of Being Depressed and Sober
by Katie MacBride Robin Williams’s death has instigated numerous conversations around sobriety, but the biggest issue for me is...
A Closet Agoraphobe Comes Out(side) — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
From the time I was old enough to prostrate myself across the threshold of our house, barring my parents’ exit...
This is What It’s Like Being Pregnant in San Francisco
By Jana Phillips My husband and I got pregnant a little sooner than expected. Actually, a lot sooner. We’d...
I Got Paid to Be an OKCupid Ghostwriter
By Daniel Hirsch, Illustrated by Shannon May If you’re a straight woman who messaged a mustachioed software engineer from...
Don’t Let Gentrification Push You Out of SF
By Anonymous Like many San Francisco natives, I’m worried about the latest wave of gentrification, but I also have...
San Francisco Is My Wife, New York Is My Mistress
By Tony Bravo I’m in a long-term relationship with San Francisco. She’s my childhood sweetheart, the one I’...
SF Comes Clean With Anonymous Confessions
I was curious what this fine city’s inhabitants might be hiding, so I asked people to fill out an anonymous form with instructions to come clean about whatever they felt compelled to confess. The results...