Author Archives: Emilee Lindner

I was 19 when I first got suspended from a job. It was my summer gig cleaning the middle school. I remember yelling, “Fuck you, Larissa!” at my supervisor, my head too big for it all, and being sent home from the day. At 24, I was suspended again. This time because I angstily unpublishedContinue reading “reputation — an ode to ego”

Here are things I know about Game of Thrones from being on the Internet, reading over Pete’s shoulder and playing the Game of Thrones pinball machine at the Rock Shop: There is a queen with double processed hair, although it’s doubtful they have bleach in this strange land The dragons are extinct I think? EveryoneContinue reading “things i know about game of thrones”

I spend too much time on Instagram, dreaming about the ways I can make over my mold-infested, one-bedroom, fourth-floor walkup to make it look like the cutesy, refurbished Airstream I found on Instagram. Homemade oak shelving! Hammered copper cups! Green succulents huddled into mismatched trios! We’ve all collected an inspiring curation of beautiful blogs, YoutubeContinue reading “how to save money on home decor”

Every November 5, my aunt texts me a heart emoji. One year it was blue. Another year it was the two pink hearts. This year it was the red breaking heart. “Thinking of you today,” she’ll write. And then I have to remember that November 5 is the day my dad would’ve turned 52, 53,Continue reading “I grieve out of self-pity”

Bianca and I started a podcast about ’90s kid nostalgia and we do it every week I explored how Beyonce killed genre in an essay for Fuse I appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered to talk about Bey’s Lemonade Explored an East New York warehouse for a piece on secondhand clothing for Brooklyn Magazine’s December/JanuaryContinue reading “cool things I did in 2016”

Since you don’t care, and no one is going to read this, here are my 16 picks for Best Songs of 2016. 16. “Youth” – Glass Animals Honestly, you probably are already scrolling down my list to see if our tastes align. But the reason I listened to this song so much in 2016 isContinue reading “You don’t care about my Best Songs of 2016 list”