Self

personal project 4/17/2020

I Spend My Nights Sewing to Help Keep My Friends Safe I felt frustrated and helpless until I started making masks for people I know.

By Bridget Read

talking to 4/16/2020

6 People Separated From Their Partners What it’s like to be kept apart by the pandemic.

As told to Alyssa Shelasky

personal project 4/16/2020

My Kids Think I’m the Best Artist Ever Having kids gave me the pretense I needed.

By Meaghan O'Connell

personal project 4/16/2020

I Just Want to Be Able to Do One Pull-Up Revisiting a goal that has eluded me my entire life.

By Amanda Arnold

personal project 4/15/2020

All the Ways I Failed at Self-Improvement How could anyone possibly get through weeks of terrorized confinement without coming out the other side a worse version of their former self?

personal project 4/15/2020

How to Bartend for One An idiot’s guide to making a martini.

By Emilia Petrarca

Love in the Time of Quarantine How four couples are managing social distancing.

why not 4/15/2020

Maybe Dye a Shirt With a Beet? An easy activity that leaves you with two nice things: a shirt and a beet.

By Kelly Conaboy

personal project 4/15/2020

Now Is a Great Time to Hand-Wash Your Clothes As far as domestic chores go, washing your clothes by hand is actually one of the more enjoyable.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

ask polly 4/15/2020

‘Is This the Worst Possible Time to Break Up With Someone?’ Now is the time to shower the people around you with compassion.

By Heather Havrilesky