Zoe Fenson

Contributing Writer

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.

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Opinion

Finding a better fit

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This is your brain on pandemic whiplash

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Don't make me step on a scale to get the COVID-19 vaccine

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Hopeful one minute, despairing the next

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Opinion

The best of America, the worst of America

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Opinion

How to make sense of senseless times

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Opinion

What America's mask debate reveals about privilege

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Opinion

You don't have to be excited about Joe Biden to vote for him

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For millennials, 'once in a generation' came around twice

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The primal comfort of domestic arts

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Women's invisible labor is keeping America going

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Dogs are from Mars, cats are from Venus

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Opinion

Elizabeth Warren is not going anywhere

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Does this dress make me look frivolous?

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Why I bristled at becoming a 'wife'

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Opinion

It's 2020 and women are exhausted

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January is the month of body shaming. I'm tuning out.

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No, Christmas is not secular

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The female burden of neurodiversity

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Opinion

Stop telling Californians to leave

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The lies we tell ourselves about the virtues of food

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Opinion

It's so much more than cooking

Woman and a girl scout stand in front of a group of men.

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Analysis

Why women-only spaces still matter

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Women apologize for everything. What happens when we stop?

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Opinion

Zoe Fenson

Finding a better fit

This is your brain on pandemic whiplash

Don't make me step on a scale to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Hopeful one minute, despairing the next

The best of America, the worst of America

How to make sense of senseless times

What America's mask debate reveals about privilege

You don't have to be excited about Joe Biden to vote for him

For millennials, 'once in a generation' came around twice

The primal comfort of domestic arts

Women's invisible labor is keeping America going

Dogs are from Mars, cats are from Venus

Elizabeth Warren is not going anywhere

Does this dress make me look frivolous?

Why I bristled at becoming a 'wife'

It's 2020 and women are exhausted

January is the month of body shaming. I'm tuning out.

No, Christmas is not secular

The female burden of neurodiversity

Stop telling Californians to leave

The lies we tell ourselves about the virtues of food

It's so much more than cooking

Why women-only spaces still matter

Women apologize for everything. What happens when we stop?

I kept my maiden name. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.