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Does Grief Ever End?
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Stimmin Like a Villain – Embarking on IVF
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Posted on February 27, 2015 | No CommentsBucket List Item No. 129: Publish on McSweeney’s. I am so excited to cross this item off the list and share it with you all! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-women-who-shame-catcalling -
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Putting the “I” in Infertility
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xojane: I Was a Contestant on the Price is Right With the Ugliest Freeze Frame in History
Posted on November 12, 2014 | 2 CommentsI’m very excited to have published my first piece on xojane.com! You can check it out at: http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/price-is-right-contestant
