Alexandra SzczupakWhat drifts awayI plop a grape tomato directly into my mouth from my dirty hand. My grandpa checks the garden on his way to the rusty metal drum where he…·12 min read·Mar 17, 2024--1--1
Alexandra SzczupakMy Semi-Erotic Fiction Was Read Aloud to my Eighth-Grade Peers, and I Survived.·7 min read·Oct 11, 2023--1--1
Alexandra SzczupakPrecarious Spending: What Shopping under the Influence Reveals about our Inner Selves, or Doesn’tWe all have our drunk purchasing habits. For some it’s living room furniture sets for their domestic house cats, while others prefer…·5 min read·May 12, 2023----
Alexandra SzczupakSlippery Business: How a Pair of Platform Sandals Could Have Saved My Life… and HonorTwo men stood in less than a foot of water, leading an aerobics session to a pool full of boozy tourists. I was one of them. I waved my…·5 min read·May 19, 2022----
Alexandra SzczupakWhat to Expect When You’ll Never ExpectSilence is my preference. Occasionally the cat whines or pukes directly in my ukulele and that’s about all I have the bandwidth for. I…·7 min read·Dec 31, 2021--1--1
Alexandra SzczupakWatching People React to Breastfeeding: My New Favorite HobbyAs much as I love my brand new nephew, few things have brought me as much joy as watching people’s reactions to my sister openly…·7 min read·May 28, 2021----
Alexandra SzczupakEditorial Professional Tries to Lose Property VirginityIt’s Free Real Estate·11 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
Alexandra Szczupak2021’s Most Eligible Mythical Beasts if You’re Fed up with Dating HumansDating humans is rough. Dating humans in a pandemic is even worse. If you’re anything like me, you’d sooner attend a 6 am slack meeting…·5 min read·Mar 10, 2021----
Alexandra SzczupakWhat Saturday Morning and Evening Television Taught Me about SexHow the Golden Girls and Talk Sex with Sue shaped me into the sexual adult I am today·8 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Alexandra SzczupakDesigner Companions: Behavior, Care, and Common PitfallsPartners come in many forms. The ethical and trendy choice lately has been to shop local: seeking out partners organically through friends…·5 min read·Feb 14, 2021----