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2. for one night only, a pair of stoops
this is the second of two essays that are actually one essay about one night that felt like two nights and, I guess, in a way, it sort of was.
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Rebecca Woolf
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1. for one night only, a pair of stoops
on brief encounters made possible by ghosts, birthdays, dead phones, dead friends and the curse of finding poetry in motherfucking everything
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sex & the single mom is moving... to... here!
after years of writing about sex, relationships and parenting for Romper, they've retired all freelancers. so I'm gonna resuscitate my column here…
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August 2024

I guess this is Gru-ing up
adolescence and the unexpected grief of a quadrilogy
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to be in awe...
in life but also in death, featuring great aunt dot
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Right Lane Must Exit
with epilogue as prologue, sixteen months later
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Horse Girls
a love story
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July 2024

A New Hope
on pain, power and diverging from patriarchy
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How to Host a 50th Birthday Party for Your Dead Husband with Whom you Have a Complicated Relationship
my relationship with my late husband is always going to be complicated which is why I'll never stop celebrating him and everything else that is also…
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on celibacy, solo sex and quitting dating because, "why bother."
is dating even worth it? let's discuss.
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June 2024

it's okay if you're a little bit jealous that all of your friends are on adventures right now
but also... here's a recipe for Vacation eggs.
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for the mothers who are fathers, too.
because today is also yours
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