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Going on a Date? Ask for a Binding Contract.

In my 20s, I learned that the fastest way to end a conversation was to tell someone what I did for a living. “I draft contracts,” I would say, and watch my interlocutor’s eyes glaze.

How studying law helped me get over my fear of commitment.

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I Thought I'd Given My Mom A Good Eulogy. Years Later, A Phone Call Made Me Question Everything.

I Thought I'd Given My Mom A Good Eulogy. Years Later, A Phone Call Made Me Question Everything.

“You make it sound worse than it was,” I replied, though as I said the words, I suddenly wasn’t so sure.

“You make it sound worse than it was,” I replied, though as I said the words, I suddenly wasn’t so sure.

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Anaphylaxis of the Mind

Alyson Pomerantz | Longreads | September 2019 | 21 minutes (5,316 words)

Alyson Pomerantz reframes her understanding of illness when an allergic reaction turns out to be something else.

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Crybaby for Life

It all begins with an idea.

How I learned to stop worrying and love my tears.

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