SELECTED WRITING SAMPLES

Editorial/Essay:
- How A Missing Tampon Helped Me Find Answers About My Mental Health [Buzzfeed]
- I played the Kim Kardashian app every day for a year. Here's what it did to my brain. [Someecards]
- Does 2 Broke Girls pass the Brokelyn test? [Brokelyn]
- How my first OKCupid date confirmed what men are actually looking for: Sriracha. [Someecards]

Trending/Viral Content:
- According to troublemaker J.K. Rowling, you’re pronouncing “Voldemort” wrong. [Someecards]
- Gilmore Girls fan theories that completely change everything [The List]
- The untold truth of Busy Philipps [The List]
- Jennifer Lawrence emailed Amy Schumer "I'm in love with you," and now they're writing a movie. [Someecards]
- A lot of people think that thing that happened on "Game of Thrones" isn't what it seems. [Someecards]
- Jimmy Fallon distinguishes self from crowded late night TV field by hurting his hand again. [Someecards]
- We asked comedians for the worst DTR (define the relationship) conversations they ever had. [Someecards]
- The best times in 2015 that celebs bravely posted no-makeup selfies where they still looked amazing. [Someecards]

Humor:
- You Never Think You're Going To Be The Type Of Space Captain To Throw Someone Out The Airlock [McSweeney's]
- 5 Reasons It’s Chill That There Has Never Been a Female President [Reductress]
- Lorde: Half Your Age, and Better Than You [Reductress]
- Man Brings Lunch From Home To Cut Down On Small Joys [Onion headline]
- Woman Launches Into 4-Minute Self-Deprecating Preamble Before Speaking Mind [Onion headline]
- Ecard: I'm taking a break from social media to focus on being jealous of people in real life. [Someecards]
- Ecard: I think we should stop ambiguously dating and start being ambiguously broken up. [Someecards]

Video/Sketch:
- Hookup Culture Reporters [Refinery29's RIOT channel]
- Feminist Cheat Day [Refinery29's RIOT channel]
- Chelsea Handler Solves Your Thorniest Work Problems [Fast Company]
- Kim Kardashian PowerPoint [Live at UCB]
- Shy Girl [Live at UCB]
- Bridesmaid Finances [Live at UCB]

Copywriting:

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