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Posts by: Emily J. Smith

The Mentor Series: Emily J. Smith and Chloe Caldwell

By Emily J. Smith

July 20th, 2020

Emily J. Smith interviews her mentor, Chloe Caldwell.

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Tags: Abandon Me, academia, agents, Carole Maso, Chelsea Martin, chloe caldwell, claire messud, college, creative nonfiction, Emily J Smith, I'll Tell You in Person, Joe Brainard, Legs Get Led Astray, literary magazines, literary world, Lorrie Moore, Melissa Febos, Mentor, Mentor Series, mentors, MFA, Michelle Tea, motherhood, parenting, personal essay, Publishing, publishing industry, Samantha Irby, Social Media, teaching, teaching writing, The Red Zone, the writing life, Vivian Gornick, women

Fitting In

By Emily J. Smith

March 1st, 2018

Without men around to impress, I discovered my own taste—what desire meant beyond the desire to be desirable.

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Tags: anorexia, bar, bell hooks, body image, Brooklyn, coding, college, control, Eating Disorder, eating disorders, Emily J Smith, Emily Smith, engineering, Facebook, female body, ferrante, gentlemen’s club, Hooters, Joan Didion, men, Naked Photo Hunt, new york, patriarchy, Rebecca Solnit, sexual harassment, sports bar, women's bodies, work, workplace harassment

Emily J. Smith is a writer and the founder of Chorus, a matchmaking app where friends swipe for friends. Emily has published in the The Rumpus, Catapult, Salon, Slate, Hobart, among others, and frequently writes for Medium.

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