“We met outside the revolutionary theory reading group.” A fling across state lines, long bus rides, cemeteries, and Ariana Reines.

A slow-burn romance on a steamy roadtrip through the Californian desert. An indebted friend and a Range Rover stuffed with weed. A 25-hour drive and all their problems will be solved.

We tend to underestimate how much of our childhood we carry with us in the day-to-day, not to mention deeper inheritances like religion and age-old superstition. Allison Stone digs into the occult undercurrents of her upbringing, and finds arcane skeletons and ghosts.

"If private sex is about losing oneself in the moment, public sex is about finding oneself there." Hannah Gold on liminal space, exes, and that odd line between public fucks and private ones.

“I convinced myself that moving on meant dating as many people as possible. I reasoned that I would only heal if I was too busy to notice that I was hurting.”