Emily McCombs

So frequently we just assume that a straight white guy is capable of writing about anyone and understanding their perspective.

When you’re a woman, even something as seemingly innocuous as playing a word game is a different experience.

Despite the dominant cultural narrative, there is no shortage of men of all sizes out there who are attracted to fat women.

“The idea of going back to mandatory, full-time virtual learning makes me feel like the walls are closing in on me.”

“While I had noticed my weight gain when working from home, I wasn’t aware of it on a minute-by-minute basis, and I certainly didn’t have to worry about what anyone else thought about it.”

“The next day, I was still thinking about our conversation and sitting with the vague feeling that I hadn’t handled it correctly.”

"In retrospect, porn is something I should have talked to him about before there was potential for him to view it."

“For a lot of us book-lovers, the book fair of our childhood holds a misty, sepia-tinted place in our memories.”

“I decided to investigate — and my findings are somewhat suspicious.”

“The line conveys a message that seems at odds with the rest of the film.”