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Personal essays, cultural commentary, and recs from a subway princess in NYC

Newsletter · By Alyson · English · US · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    Crumbling Under a Backseat Uncrustable (opens the original)

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    You’re tying an apron over my eyes and I’m trying to buckle my seat belt. It’s a long path I’m staring down with one eye squinted: the Oregon Trail, a steaming Michigan road dotted yellow down the middle, 20 weeks of training, four stark semesters, a green chalkboard with everyone clapping the erasers at me. All I can do before I hit the road is buy an overpriced crustless pb&j because the last thing I want to do is throw up.I’ve felt like doing it a lot more lately. Not actually, but I find mys

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