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Acid Sugar: Second Edition

Revised and expanded.

Feb 17

Acid Sugar: Second Edition

Feb 17

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Top Performing Stories

Readers’ all-time favorites.

Jul 22, 2021

Top Performing Stories

Jul 22, 2021

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Invisible Illness

Reverse-Engineering Mindfulness

Going from “this is stupid” to living in the moment.

5d ago

Reverse-Engineering Mindfulness

5d ago

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Heart Affairs

How To Keep Your Ex-Boyfriend’s Artwork on Your Wall

Or, how to part ways without resentment.

Oct 5

How To Keep Your Ex-Boyfriend’s Artwork on Your Wall

Oct 5

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Invisible Illness

Not Even Psychology Could Shield Me From My Feelings

In a room full of therapists, I learned we’re all vulnerable

Sep 17

Not Even Psychology Could Shield Me From My Feelings

Sep 17

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The Narrative Arc

Barbie Cemetery

The remains of my childhood are clues to the adult I am today

Sep 13

The image features a cardboard box full of Barbie dolls and a few Ken dolls. In the foreground, there’s a mermaid Barbie with a purple fishtail, a rockstar Barbie holding her pink guitar, a Hawaiian Barbie not in her original clothes, a princess Barbie and a Mulan Barbie.

Sep 13

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Sexography

“Marriage Material” Is a Compliment to Women, but an Insult to Men

When men and women talk past each other.

Aug 27

“Marriage Material” Is a Compliment to Women, but an Insult to Men

Aug 27

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Invisible Illness

How I’m Managing Anxiety While Staying Connected

We can no longer escape the attention economy. Can we escape the anxiety economy?

Aug 19

How I’m Managing Anxiety While Staying Connected

Aug 19

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With Love

Olympic Gold With a Side of Diamond

Proposals at the Olympics spark debate: is there a “right” way to ask someone to marry you?

Aug 11

Olympic Gold With a Side of Diamond

Aug 11

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BELOVED

A Situashionship Is an Open-Ended Question

And you’re afraid of the answer.

Aug 5

A smiling couple.

Aug 5

Renata Ellera Gomes

Renata Ellera Gomes

Writing about love, relationships, culture, and life in general. Get my book, Acid Sugar, at shorturl.at/hvAVX

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