Tapestry | Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay

Motherfuckers

Featured in Decomp Magazine

Gérard spends his days thinking about the many reasons he hates America...


Not Here to Make Friends

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In my high school yearbook there is a note from a girl who wrote, “I like you even though you are very mean.”


My Body Is Wildly Undisciplined And I Deny Myself Nearly Everything I Desire

Featured in XO Jane

I watched the first few seasons of The Biggest Loser avidly. The show offered the ultimate fat girl fantasy...


Ten Best Books About Modern Virgins

Featured in Vulture

The kids would care for this pet themselves, since a puppy wasn't scaly and didn't bite


Do As Franzen Does. Do What You Like

Featured in HTML Giant

In some ways, we’ve brought this on ourselves; it is a slippery slope.


Adventures with The UPS Man

Featured in The Hairpin

I have a very special, very intense, very secret, very unrequited and ongoing relationship with the very attractive UPS Man.


Important Things to Know About Career Girls

Featured in Kill Author

Miss Vida Bohème for knowing that career girls want the same things every girl wants.


Do You Have a Place For Me

Featured in Spork Press

I heard this story. They stood all day with their backs turned.


Law and Order: The Complete Series

Featured in Frigg Magazine

Edgar believed in following rules. Abiding by the rules, he often liked to say, was the foundation of a democratic society...


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