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Dolores, Not “Lolita”: What Nabokov’s Novel and Its Film Adaptations Really Say About Abuse, Manipulation, and Why the Law Still Needs to Catch Up

I’ve been following the Epstein case, and something I’ve seen referenced over and over is Lolita.…
On Melissa

Today, I ate the cookie dough. Peter makes really good cookie dough. Like, suspiciously good. Weaponized…
What Rory Gilmore Became With Each of Them

There are two kinds of Gilmore Girls conversations people never seem to get tired of. The…
What It Takes to Launch a Book When You Kinda Hate the Internet

There is a very specific kind of irony in being an author in the modern age.…
Restraint, Dispatch, and the Job That Never Really Leaves You

There are some jobs you leave. And then there are some jobs that never fully leave…
The Landline I Never Had

There is something a little ridiculous about being 41 years old and still thinking about landlines,…
Restraint Is Almost Here

There’s something a little surreal about finally getting to say this: Restraint is almost here. This…
Smigadoon, Marriage, and the Sentence My Husband Definitely Did Not Say

There are some shows you watch casually, half-scrolling your phone, half-paying attention, letting the plot wash…
When the Law Runs Out Before the Truth Does

Content warning: childhood sexual abuse, rape, family betrayal, trauma, suicidal ideation. There is a sentence that…
On Becoming

Happy New Year, beautiful. This is usually the time of year when I write a long…