Unless we're talking about old-school, witchcraft-trial violence, can we please phase out the phrase 'girl crush?' While we're at it, if we can axe 'like, total girl crush' unless Total Girl Crush is the name of a fizzy soft drink, in which case I'll take two, thank you. Sloane Crosley axecasecrush share on social
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play. Sloane Crosley adrenalinebehaviourbunch share on social
At the end of each year, I sit on the floor and go page by page through the old calendar, inking annual events into the new one, all the while watching my year in 'dinner withs' skate by. When I'm done, I save the old calendar in the box of the new one and put it with the others on a shelf. Sloane Crosley annualboxcalendar share on social
I think that most New Yorkers would object to calling me a New Yorker. I didn't grow up here. Sloane Crosley callgrowobject Change image and share on social
When I was nine years old, I wrote a short story called 'How to Build a Snowman,' from which no practical snowperson-crafting techniques could be gleaned. The story was an assignment for class and it featured a series of careful but meaningless instructions. Of course, the building of the snowman was a red herring. Sloane Crosley assignmentbuildcall share on social
Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality. Sloane Crosley bonsaibraingrow Change image and share on social
I don't do emoticons unless I'm making a big deal out of them. I'll type out, 'This is so amusing it makes me want to grin in pixels.' And then do it. Sloane Crosley amusebigdeal Change image and share on social
I am starting to like L.A., but the concept of a place you have to get used to so much seems a little weird to me. I have been to many foreign cities where I didn't have to acclimatize as much as I did to L.A. Sloane Crosley acclimatizecityconcept share on social
For the average person, taken to their sick bed, it takes a serious bout of pneumonia or a full body cast to completely forget the life they had prior to falling off the rollercoaster. I, however, will do this over a paper cut on my thumb, obsessing of said cut and being generally consumed by it. Sloane Crosley averagebedbody share on social
I think it's hard to have a full-time job and write fiction, but for essays, you need to be in the world. Sloane Crosley essayfictionfull Change image and share on social