
Zoe Fenson
Zoe Fenson is a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her writing has appeared in Longreads, Narratively, The New Republic, and elsewhere. When she's not writing, you'll find her doing crossword puzzles in cocktail bars or playing fetch with her cat.
Latest articles by Zoe Fenson
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This is your brain on pandemic whiplashfeature The CDC says the fully vaccinated are safe. But not everybody is ready to take that at face value.
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Don't make me step on a scale to get the COVID-19 vaccinefeature Why the vaccine rollout is triggering for people recovering from eating disorders
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Hopeful one minute, despairing the nextfeature Navigating the wild emotional swings of our current pandemic state
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The best of America, the worst of Americaopinion As we open a new calendar page, we have choices to make about which version of America we want to enact in 2021 and beyond
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How to make sense of senseless timesopinion "Life goes on," my father said. "It has to."
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What America's mask debate reveals about privilegeopinion Who really gets to be comfortable in this country?
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You don't have to be excited about Joe Biden to vote for himopinion Progressives, I beg you, don't sit this one out
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For millennials, 'once in a generation' came around twicefeature We're too young to give up, but too old to start fresh
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The primal comfort of domestic artsfeature Why things like baking and sewing help us feel better during times of crisis
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Women's invisible labor is keeping America going
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Dogs are from Mars, cats are from Venusfeature Not even our pets are untouched by society's gender stereotypes
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Elizabeth Warren is not going anywhereopinion Why her presidential campaign, even after its end, will continue to have reverberating effects
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Does this dress make me look frivolous?feature The beauty paradox that women just can't escape
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Why I bristled at becoming a 'wife'feature Call me a wife. But don't call me a ball and chain.
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It's 2020 and women are exhaustedopinion So many of my interactions with friends these days have become commiseration sessions about the state of our politics. When will the indignities end?
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January is the month of body shaming. I'm tuning out.feature I refuse to beat myself up this year
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No, Christmas is not secularfeature It can be deeply painful to be reminded that the traditions one loves are exclusionary to others
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The female burden of neurodiversityfeature Society is failing women with neurodevelopmental disorders
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Stop telling Californians to leaveopinion For all of us who call this complicated, beautiful place home, there is no outrunning climate change
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The lies we tell ourselves about the virtues of foodfeature Go ahead, eat the processed cheese
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It's so much more than cookingopinion The mental load of food prep is heavy — and women often are the ones to carry it
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Why women-only spaces still matterThe Explainer Holding space for girls and women allows for much-needed empowerment and healing
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Women apologize for everything. What happens when we stop?feature I eliminated the word "sorry" from my vocabulary for a week. I'm in no hurry to bring it back.
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I kept my maiden name. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.opinion Names are incredibly personal, and I just didn't want to let go of mine
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