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Party of One

Over Christmas break while I was sitting on the kitchen floor laughing at a moth meme on my phone until tears came pouring from my eyes, my mother informed me that I was “a party all by myself.” And, frankly, I sort of am. Self-reliance is a skill I never…

Comedy

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Party of One
Party of One
Comedy

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Nov 13, 2021

The Almost-Adult Complex — Part Two

This time, I have a new, groundbreaking theory: there’s no such thing as grown-ups. A few years back, I wrote about the confusing nature of college — how, for all intents and purposes, you’re an adult, and yet you don’t know how to do anything without calling your parents for…

Adulthood

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The Almost-Adult Complex — Part Two
The Almost-Adult Complex — Part Two
Adulthood

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Jun 28, 2021

How Do I Make Friends as an Adult?

And is it this hard for everybody? I feel like a lot of the statements I make here are not necessarily pushing the boundaries of social commentary or personal essays or even worldly observations. I often state the obvious. …

Friendship

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How Do I Make Friends as an Adult?
How Do I Make Friends as an Adult?
Friendship

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Mar 2, 2021

I found a full-time job in a pandemic — here are my best tips

Job searching is the worst. I know that’s not shocking news. Sending out application after application, putting time and effort into each one, only to get a form rejection letter — or sometimes, absolutely nothing — back is probably one of the circles of hell in Dante’s Inferno. Not to mention the interviewing process, where…

Jobs

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I found a full-time job in a pandemic — here are my best tips
I found a full-time job in a pandemic — here are my best tips
Jobs

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Jan 5, 2021

The “reality-escape-artist” discusses favorite YouTubers

As someone who was once described as the “ultimate escape artist” by a cool aunt, I’m truly surprised that I have never talked about YouTube online. Anytime I’m looking for something to watch during lunch, before bed, while cleaning the bathroom, etc., I turn on YouTube. …

YouTube

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The “reality-escape-artist” discusses favorite YouTubers
The “reality-escape-artist” discusses favorite YouTubers
YouTube

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Sep 30, 2020

Top young adult book picks from a semi well-adjusted adult

As the world descends further and further into incomprehensible chaos, I find myself looking through my bookshelf in my childhood bedroom. Alongside classics bought in a panic like What Color is Your Parachute? …

Books

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Top young adult book picks from a semi well-adjusted adult
Top young adult book picks from a semi well-adjusted adult
Books

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Sep 22, 2020

Animal Crossing was my saving grace in quarantine

If you asked me in April who Tom Nook was and why he needed bells from me, I would’ve suspected that you were having a stroke. …

Animal Crossing

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Animal Crossing was my saving grace in quarantine
Animal Crossing was my saving grace in quarantine
Animal Crossing

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·Sep 15, 2020

I Don’t Believe Tattoos Need to Have Meanings — I Have 14 of Them

I have 14 tattoos. I’ve stopped counting for my own sake but for the record, and to establish a bit of expertise here, I thought I’d let you know. They range from pieces I put years of thought and meaning into to pieces that I got on the way home…

Tattoo

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I Don’t Believe Tattoos Need to Have Meanings — I Have 14 of Them
I Don’t Believe Tattoos Need to Have Meanings — I Have 14 of Them
Tattoo

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May 8, 2020

What it feels like to graduate from college in a pandemic

We used to play this game in elementary school gym class called “stuck in the mud.” It was like a game of tag, but if you were tagged you had to stop running and stand in place — stuck in the mud. …

Coronavirus

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What it feels like to graduate from college in a pandemic
What it feels like to graduate from college in a pandemic
Coronavirus

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Dec 18, 2019

A picture worth a thousand words: leaving Chicago for the first time

By Evi Arthur I cried the first time I had to leave my dorm room. Moving to Chicago my freshman year felt like a dream. Daydreaming of my future life in a big city had gotten me through high school. In my head, I’d lived in L.A., New York, Chicago…

This Happened To Me

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A picture worth a thousand words: leaving Chicago for the first time
A picture worth a thousand words: leaving Chicago for the first time
This Happened To Me

5 min read

Evi Arthur

Evi Arthur

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Digital Editor. AP Style Nerd. RU Journalism Grad. STL Native. Visit my site: https://evi.arthur.us

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