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Some People Can’t Leave. They Can Only Burn It Down.
Some people don’t just end relationships.
16 hrs ago • 
Kelly Oxford
The Friends Who Ghost You During A Crisis.
You find out you have cancer and suddenly Jennifer from book club stops texting.
Dec 9 • 
Kelly Oxford
A List Of Names I’ve Never Used
Names matter more than we want them to.
Dec 8 • 
Kelly Oxford
Dear Parents Of Screaming Babies
I’ve transported 20,873 spiders out of 20 different homes in my lifetime.
Dec 3 • 
Kelly Oxford
What If Keeping Everyone Anxious Is the Point?
Earlier this morning, I saw this thing on Twitter that said: what if governments learned from MKUltra that trauma controls people, so now they just…
Dec 2 • 
Kelly Oxford

November 2025

How To Exit A Threesome You Started For Logistical Reasons
A man I’ve known for six years FaceTimed me at 5 pm on a Saturday.
Nov 26 • 
Kelly Oxford
Why Donald Trump Jr Followed Me
Something has been wrong since 2016.
Nov 25 • 
Kelly Oxford
The Job Mothers Never Finish.
I’m gonna say something controversial.
Nov 24 • 
Kelly Oxford
We Laughed At Trump’s Taste for Forty Years. We Missed It.
Trump has a mood board.
Nov 21 • 
Kelly Oxford
The Poor Man’s Goop Salad.
Look.
Nov 20 • 
Kelly Oxford
Why She Left After Three Months
FACT: the straightest men are paranoid.
Nov 19 • 
Kelly Oxford
Everything You Love About America Is Gay
You want to know why New York is New York?
Nov 18 • 
Kelly Oxford
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