High School Days

"Her face was a nice salad."

🔍 Step inside a 15-year-old’s notebook from 1996. (Mine.)

Apr 29 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

I Load the Dishwasher + *BONUS AUDIO*

Last month, Luke Goebel tried to make a documentary about me while I was sick and loading the dishwasher. Here’s exactly how it went.

Mar 26 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

and

*YOU’RE GONNA GET IT*

Because nothing makes sense at the moment, I decided to write about menstruation.

Jan 30 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

The Interview: ASA AKIRA

The Anal Queen on being a horny teenager, answering Craigslist ads, and being a mom.

Jan 27

TALK GIRL, TALK BOY: PART TWO

I talked to Bradley Pirato, my high school crush, last month over dinner in Pasadena.

Jan 17 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

TALK GIRL, TALK BOY: PART ONE

I talked to Bradley Pirato, my high school crush, last month over dinner in Pasadena.

Jan 16 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

Eavesdropping on an ex-cheerleader talking her therapist...

Dec 20, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

THE NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR

Autofiction about smoking weed for the first time

Dec 12, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

The Interview: Anna Delvey

Anna Delvey on her high school crush, Marie Antoinette, and tanning beds.

Dec 9, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

When I first heard my calling as a writer

Nov 20, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

High School Days: Installment #2

Nov 11, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

NOT TO BRAG....

High School Days: Installment #1

Oct 14, 2024 •

Ottessa Moshfegh

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