Social media can connect you with other people in so many wonderful ways - but it can also make you really sick of yourself. Jami Attenberg connectmakemedium Change image and share on social
Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one. Jami Attenberg actchooseincredibly Change image and share on social
In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat. Jami Attenberg cutextremelyfeast Change image and share on social
Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing. Jami Attenberg corefoodintertwine Change image and share on social
I can act like a boy as much as I want, but when I wake up in the morning, I'm still a woman. Jami Attenberg actboymorning Change image and share on social
In addition to public housing, South Williamsburg is home to shabby artists' lofts like mine, apartments of Hasidic Jews, and one extremely tall, high-priced condo. Jami Attenberg additionapartmentartist Change image and share on social
I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - 'Where have our manners gone?' - but because I love objects, I love paper, and I love something that I can hold to my chest for a moment. Still, I bear no grudge against the e-mail form itself. Jami Attenberg bearchestcoast share on social
No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job. Jami Attenberg bookstorejobmake Change image and share on social
With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment. Jami Attenberg apartmentapologyboyfriend Change image and share on social
Why e-mail a full emotional statement when, instead, you can text a totally insignificant and ambiguous half-considered phrase? Jami Attenberg ambiguousconsideremotional Change image and share on social
