Rebel Ever After is Now on Bindery

September 14, 2026.Reading time 18 minutes.

I want to read romance novels that push the boundaries of what a happily-ever-after looks like. I want to publish authors who reach for joy and justice, escapism and resistance.

Why I Cut My Hair

September 21, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ve been offline. Or as offline as someone who works in social media can be. Somewhere around my site hitting 14k hits in a single day, somewhere around seeing my face appear over and over again on my Twitter feed, somewhere around co-worker #8 coming up to me in the kitchen and saying, “I SAW YOU ON […]

Some Thoughts on Going Viral (Again)

September 11, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

As I write this, an article about me is the number two trending story on BuzzFeed. My friends have been texting me all day to say that their friends have been texting them about me popping up on their newsfeed. The daily traffic to this blog has spiked into the thousands. Two different TV producers […]

The Herpes Interviews: The Best Friend

August 7, 2015.Reading time 47 minutes.

I had a secret weapon when it came to dealing with my herpes diagnosis: my best friend. This interview is different from the previous two I’ve done—BFF is not a romantic partner, but she knows me better than any boyfriend ever could. We grew up together in those stupidly formative years of college, navigating hookup culture, […]

My 1st Blogiversary: Here’s what I wrote this year (with GIFs!)

January 7, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

One year ago today, I started this blog. I remember the moment I hit publish for the first time surprisingly well: it was a very cold night in January, and I sat at the kitchen island of my campus apartment with my laptop and a Diet Coke in an old-fashioned glass from the Dollar Tree. My blog was […]

Why I Don’t Write Under a Pseudonym

July 8, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

The fact is the “respectable girl from a nice family in Connecticut” ship has already sailed.