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“We’re all having mental breakdowns.”

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Please Stop Trying to Leave Me

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The flash mob of the mouth. 

on frozen yogurt as a recession-era emblem of decadence and restraint.

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Froyomonium

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Korean food today cares little about borders

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Koreaworld

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The most earnest thing you can do is a book deal.

on Honor Levy’s first novel and the post Alt Lit era.

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My First Book

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"Obsessions are the only things that matter."

in conversation with [Anna Dorn](https://www.anna-dorn.com/) on her new novel.

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Perfume and Pain

The Chess Players, Liberale da Verona, ca. 1475

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Don't let go.

on “the loneliness economy” and evolving notions of romantic love. This essay was originally published in [Small Wire](https://smallwire.beehiiv.com/p/in-defense-of-feeling?utm_source=weekly-dirt.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=in-defense-of-feeling).

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In defense of feeling

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"It gave me the impression that I was present in the previous life"

on Nigeria's influx of open-air markets and thrift booksellers.

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Sex Goblin

“I’m just looking to be anything else.”

The following is an excerpt of Sex Goblin by Lauren Cook, forthcoming from Nightboat Books on May 28, 2024.

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