After my experiences with the 5:2 diet, I wasn't interested in a short-term fix that would fail later. I wanted a way of eating that made me lose weight without feeling deprived. Kate Christensen deprivedieteat Change image and share on social
I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in part, by disparaging men and feeling superior to them. Kate Christensen bonddisparagefamily Change image and share on social
Even more than dying itself, I'm scared of the horror-movie changes that happen to the human body as it ages. I think of it as a sort of haunted-house effect, living inside a crumbling, creaking structure that is full of ghosts and will, some day, fall down. Kate Christensen agebodycreak share on social
Living in New York City is one constant, ongoing literary pilgrimage. For 20 years, I lived among the ghosts of great writers and walked where they had walked. Kate Christensen cityconstantghost Change image and share on social
I wrote my first novel in eighth grade for a boy named Kenny on whom I had an unrequited crush and who sat behind me in social studies. Kate Christensen boycrusheighth Change image and share on social
Broccoli, when overboiled, produces a sulfuric stench that causes children to gag the instant they enter the house. Kate Christensen broccolichildenter Change image and share on social
Now that I'm 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there's time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I'll take what I can get. Kate Christensen contentcroakengland share on social
David Levi is a teacher as well as a chef, and, like most teachers, he loves to talk. Kate Christensen chefdavidlevi Change image and share on social
I remember the moment I first became aware of aging. I was 30. I looked down at my knees, and the skin above them had become a little loose. And I thought, 'And so it begins!' Kate Christensen agingawarebegin Change image and share on social
It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time. Kate Christensen confrontdayeasy Change image and share on social
