Liz Melchor

Writer from San Francisco. Lisbon dweller. Bylines @washingtonpost, @marieclaire, @thecut, @guardian, @HuffPost, and more. #binders

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@DiscreetandC Absolutely! I did it. 12 years sober now. Many paths and journeys in recovery. There is no “right” way. Find the way that works for you.

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@realDonaldTrump I think the last time it happened was 2016 🙃

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Today is a national holiday in Portugal. These are the photos of President raising the flag and the official ceremonies. Portugal has 770 Covid cases per 100k; the USA has 2235. Notice any differences to #RoseGardenMassacre?

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YES Kate Neuman: "As the MeToo movement threatens to uproot the patriarchal assumption of women as objects, we need to recognize that women’s self-denial is connected to the mentality that allows men to believe that our desire is their prerogative." https://t.co/OhorkYrTSn

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And this part:

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⁦@lindsaycrouse⁩ in @NYTimes “Kieffer’s story also proves that we can achieve far more when we value all women’s bodies less for how they look, and more for what they can do.” https://t.co/ViLq5S8WwX

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@HoosYourGabi That is so funny because I saw you posted that earlier and totally read it and was going to tweet. Dang Gabo you know my obsessions....

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I needed this today. I’m channeling everything in this amazing essay by @lacymjohnson in @Tin_House from now on. https://t.co/Eq3XfuewiK

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I relate to everything in this piece so much @SarahLiliane

[The Cut @TheCut]

"So I stopped drinking, cold turkey, and I started to feel better... There was just one problem: Seemingly every first date happens over drinks" https://t.co/vbudd8gAne

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@danydanybutbuts this is reminding me I need to read the Nagoski book that has been chilling in my Kindle for a few years now. And no, we didn't talk about any of those things, but I'm sure they are also fascinating, I'll look into them

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This morning, I read the woe-is-me #JianGhomeshi essay in NYRB. I couldn’t imagine anything more narcissistic and oblivious, but then I read the #JohnHockenberry piece in Harper’s. Holy Fuck.

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This is an insanely fascinating profile and so well done. Read it!

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@DrAdiJaffe Thank you!!

[Liz Melchor @lizmelchor]

@DirectFirpo Hi fellow abstinent SFer! I would love to research it while I’m there. As for the waves, I’ll only be chasing the small ones that the surf instructor can push me into 🏄‍♀️

[Liz Melchor @lizmelchor]

Next month I will have been sober for ten years. I am abstinent. I did not get sober in AA. This has been my path. But there are many, and we need to talk about and support them all.

[Maia Szalavitz @maiasz]

Spread the word: most people with opioid addiction actually recover, it just doesn't always look like what you think, my latest https://t.co/D20a7JwS1t

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@steveciganek @maiasz Thank you Steve!! Congrats to you as well on 26 years. I love that: every day is new. So true.

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@SeanGandert Oh there have been so many good ones since we last saw each other. We need a reunion soon!!! I miss you too

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Thank you @tinder for all the interesting people I’ve met over the years and @TheCut for publishing this. Who is your most recent fascinating “sociological” date? https://t.co/boVoPRPp20