Please Ghost Me
It’s so much easier than hearing “We’re not a match”...
Personal EssayA collection of 143 posts
The Resistance Has Arrived: My Experience at the Women’s March in Washington, DC
I don’t usually consider gas stations to be feminist spaces. They tend to be grimy; the fluorescent lighting is...
Craigslist Casual-Encounters Ads I’d Consider Answering
Most of the time, looking at penises turns me on. When I don’t have the real thing in my...
The Best of Personal Essays, 2016
I’ll never forget the first time I read a personal essay. It was a sublime and harrowing experience that...
True Stories of Homelessness in San Francisco
We’re proud to be joining other SF Homeless Project partners for the second Homeless Day of Action. Today, we...
A San Francisco War Vet Speaks Out about Veterans Day
Thanking veterans for their service should involve action, not just words...
Things from Our Childhood That Should Have Killed Us
By Sierra Hartman When I think of all the ridiculous shenanigans I got up to as a child, I consider...
What Being Broke in San Francisco Really Means
By Ann-Marie Alcántara There’s a point every week when someone asks me if I’d like to grab dinner,...
Why I Choose to Live with My Parents
By Clarissa Wei Let’s be honest — living at Mom and Dad’s is not sexy. In America, it screams...
I’ll Take My Vibrator Over all the Dating Apps Out There — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Megan Koester I am a childless 31-year-old divorcée who sleeps in a closet. I do not date. I’d...
I Had to Hate Oakland Before I Could Learn to Love It — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
I was hungover the first time I visited Oakland. The night before, I’d downed roughly an entire bottle of...