SophiaLee
Student at Barnard College studying Film and Econ. Interested in women-led comedy, screenwriting, and stories that blend humor with emotional honesty.
The Feminist Legacy Of Annie Oakley In “Annie Get Your Gun”
I grew up watching old musicals from the 1950s. That’s probably a bit unusual for someone my age, but I loved them. Sitting on...
A Good Morning Indeed: A Short Story
Anna walked to work as she always did. She had lost her headphones, but in losing them, she realized what she had been missing.
She...
The Strange Comfort Of My Hyperfixations
Recently, I watched all 11 seasons of The X-Files and two movies in under 8 weeks. For a while, it became my entire world....
The Painting On The Desk: A Short Story
Anna walked to work as she always did. She had lost her headphones, but in losing them, she realized what she had been missing.
She...
Why Every Woman Needs An Older Friend In Her Life
I didn’t realize how deprived I was of older friends until I made a friend who's a few years older than I am. It’s...
The Scully Effect Shows That Representation Matters
In the ’90s, there was this magnificent sci-fi procedural television series about two FBI agents, Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, chasing aliens, conspiracies, and...
What My Childhood Creek Taught Me About Solitude
I didn’t realize how rare it was to feel completely at peace with being alone until I left the place that first taught me...
Annual Life Audit: Why Birthdays Feel So Loaded
Birthdays are the worst. Even when you have an objectively good birthday, you often may feel an underlying twinge of pain. Why do we...
It’s Just the Weather… Right?
Circumstances have a way of beating you down without meaning to. It isn’t always some great emotional collapse or a life-altering moment; it can...
How College Strengthened My Faith
Before college, I grew up in a Christian household. We went to church on Sundays and prayed before family dinners. I went to Sunday...
