This is where I write random essays on random topics that do not get covered on my youtube channel.
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Struck By Lightning
Alison’s Note: This serves as a life update and will probably not be very essayistic.
The last few days I have been struck by lightning. Yesterday morning my boyfriend of two years (who I live with) broke up with me over a text message. In...
Machismo
Alison’s note: Consider this my ‘autofiction doesn’t have to be terrible’ submission. This story pulls from my own lived experiences as a white Mormon missionary in northern Mexico. This story is fictional in that it does not portray any on...
You Caught Me Reading Smut
I am aware that most cultural commentary is offered by writers who find material from a reddit post, repackage it, and spend their creative budget on the title. This isn’t that.
In fact, this isn’t primarily cultural commentary—this is a p...
The Tradition of Artistic Comparative Advantage
Virginia Woolf was unearthed from her grave, taken to a talented cosmetologist, and refashioned into a particular kind of feminist. She is remembered for her opinions that are currently in fashion and everything else she ever said was dropp...
Fiction: The Raccoon is Dead
Alison’s Note: This one is a little different than the other stories I have attempted so far. I’m experimenting.
Jessica arrived at the address that she found after scouring the internet for hours. Failing to find the doorbell, she opted f...
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I run the youtube channel Alison Talks Books. This is where I tend to muse on topics that I will not likely be including in my videos. The essays will not be perfect but they will be thoughtful.
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