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Fuck the Fourth of July
On political and hormonal exhaustion, and declaring my independence from productivity and performance culture
Jul 11
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
19
12
4
June 2026
Beauty and the Inner Beast
To Botox or not to Botox? On vanity, insecurity, and striving for self-acceptance in a looks-obsessed society
Jun 24
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
15
16
2
Ticket Tuesday: R.E.M.
On associating one concert, and a whole lot of my life's rich pageant, with the friend who was right there with me
Jun 17
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
13
22
1
The Sex Lives of College Girls
On ugly-crying through Off Campus, ugly-cringing through my boy-crazy college diaries, and finally allowing myself to be seen
Jun 5
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
11
19
4
May 2026
Lose Weight Now, Ask Me How
On diet culture, equating our size with self-worth, and a plea to stop the insanity
May 22
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
18
28
6
Deep Cuts
Introducing a new Q&A opportunity. Because the B-sides were always the best part...
May 19
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
8
8
2
Today Is Where Your Book Begins
On the stories I loved as a kid, and the tales yet to be told...
May 15
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
16
32
4
Am I Turning Into My Mother?
On the once-terrifying prospect of becoming our parents, and why that kinda-sorta-maybe doesn't have to be such a bad thing after all
May 9
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
11
6
1
April 2026
My First Crush
On the fairy tale of young love, and the happily-ever-after of sleeping in separate beds
Apr 29
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
11
16
3
Faking It
On the realization that even in the privacy of our own minds, performance still prevails
Apr 23
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
15
6
2
Introducing Ticket Tuesday with My First Concert: Depeche Mode
On falling in love with Andy Fletcher in 1986, falling out of love with live music 40 years later, and getting the balance right
Apr 15
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
9
10
2
Cougar Puberty
A not-so-silent meditation on 40 years of menstruation (and counting...)
Apr 11
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Alexa Joy Sherman Young
17
6
2
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