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Issue No. 46
The Bag Inside the Bag Inside the BagAt some point, my handbag stopped being a handbag.It became infrastructure.I did not notice this happening.There was no...
Issue No. 45
Someone Else Saves Them a SeatThere is a very specific kind of happiness in watching someone you love be loved by someone else.Not adored.Not praised.Not...
Issue No. 44
The Great Midlife Purge That Never Quite HappensLast week, I was walking with a friend and announced that one of my goals for the month...
Issue No. 43
The Long Way Back to YourselfI have a birthday coming up, which has me working on a theory.I don’t think aging is a straight line.I...
Issue No. 42
I Will Leave the House for One Specific CookieA couple of weeks ago, I said to a friend that the older I get, the harder...
Issue No. 41
My Forever Love of SeptemberI have always loved September. Not casually, in the way one might enjoy May or feel grateful for a sunny afternoon...
Issue No. 40
The Seventeen-Banana AdjustmentJust when I have finally adjusted to the size of my weekly grocery shop, there are two enormous duffle bags by the front...
Issue No. 39
The Minor Luxury IndexI have become increasingly interested in luxuries that would fail to impress almost everyone.Not the obvious luxuries. I am not talking about...
Issue No. 38
The Museum of Former AmbitionsIn a cupboard downstairs, I have a set of watercolour paints. They are very good watercolour paints. This is important because...
Issue No. 37
The People Who Only Exist in One Part of Your LifeThere is a woman I see at yoga whose name I do not know.We have...