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Instead of a boyfriend, I got a global pandemic, “Love Is Blind," and a new understanding of connection.
Lily Diamond
I'm a planner, not a prepper.
Christina Chaey
No, David, “I made your pasta” is not a pickup line.
Alison Roman
More specifically, what you did during it?
Amanda Shapiro
Quarantining with a husband who can cook is no sacrifice, but what I wouldn’t give to sit at a restaurant in Chinatown, slurping up a giant bowl of noodles all by myself.
Scaachi Koul
You don’t need a reason to dress up and have dinner tonight.
Christina Chaey
I felt truly joyful for the first time in weeks.
Amanda Shapiro
5Rhythms doesn't care that I can't tell my right from my left. It's an open invitation to do whatever my body wants to do.
Hilary Cadigan
At its height, my mom's San Francisco bakery was producing 10,000 cannabis brownies every month.
Alia Volz
Clocks are melting Salvador Dali-style, but I'm taking an actual lunch break.
Aliza Abarbanel
Christina Chaey has spent the past decade honing her solo-cooking rules.
Christina Chaey
I’ve been trying to bring softness to my daily life wherever possible.
Amanda Shapiro
Over FaceTime, she coaches me through meatballs and eggplant parm, and for the first time I understand the scope of her love.
Phillip Picardi
Here's how I used up (almost) every single thing
Christina Chaey
“The people who show up for you are the people who show up for you, and that's amazing. And you should not be afraid to ask for help.”
Alexandra Marzella, as told to Emily Sundberg
When I was feeling bad, I was desperate for advice.
Amanda Shapiro
There’s a lot out there about how to avoid getting infected, but no one told me what to do once it happened.
Amanda Shapiro
I decided to take a peek in the old icebox—and ended up eating out of the freezer for a week straight.
Christina Chaey
Is it just me or have weeks become decades?
Amanda Shapiro
When I drink Avis de Tempête’s “Blanc No.1," I remember small interactions and long conversations.
Marissa A. Ross
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I had to find a way to tell myself, my protagonist, and hopefully my readers a new story about living in our bodies.
Zan Romanoff
Terrible things and beautiful things can happen at the same time.
Amanda Shapiro
In our isolation, we need to think, more than ever, about community.
Amanda Shapiro
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The things keeping me happy—or at least distracted—right now.
Amanda Shapiro