Lizzie Hessek
The Happy Water Cure
Dawn broke as the van snaked around the mountain faces of Northwest Vietnam. In the pale blue light, we saw children in traditional garb...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
Well, it's been a while
A nd what a wild while it's been. I'm not exactly sure what this space will be now, but is anyone sure what anything will be now? Now is...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Dec 31, 2018
- 6 min
What's New? : a How-To Guide
Does anyone actually, enthusiastically, genuinely enjoy a party? Are there any true, honest-to-goodness extroverts out there who thrive...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Aug 24, 2018
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Valleys
I've been part of a wine club with friends from grad school for over 5 years now. The wine club has survived jobs starting and stalling...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Aug 22, 2018
- 5 min
The Eclade de Moules, or the most dramatic way to cook mussels.
I love mussels. I love most shellfish, in fact. Scallops, oysters, lobsters, clams... if you have a hard shell and a soft body, I...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Aug 20, 2018
- 8 min
The Catcall Index
One of the pleasures of public space is its gift of anonymity - the privilege to move through it without being singled out; the privilege...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Apr 20, 2018
- 5 min
The Unbearable Ennui of Being
I’m not sure about this, but my friend Ally says that I do well when faced with the crushing and unending ennui of life. Frankly, I don’t...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Dec 6, 2017
- 4 min
Buns in the Oven Part 8: International Thespian Society
Your good news is not always someone else’s good news. Don’t let that stop you from sharing your news with people you want to share with,...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
The Creepy Secret to Glowing Skin
A few months ago, during the height of sticky summer sadness, I went on a coffee date with a friend. We were chatting about this and that...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Oct 27, 2017
- 6 min
Treachery and Beauty: Life Lessons from Hiking in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania rocks. It rocks in the figurative sense of being super great, and it rocks in the sense that there are literal stones,...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Jun 13, 2017
- 7 min
Buns in the Oven Part 7: Symptoms of the -1st trimester
Our lives are all segmented into multiple, invariable cycles. Monday’s minor depression high tides into Friday’s fleeting joy. The stress...
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Lizzie Hessek
- May 19, 2017
- 6 min
Islands you Didn't Know Existed: Atlantic Edition
In theory, I hate the beach. I don't like getting dirty from the sand. I don't like salt water. I don't like getting sunburns, and for...
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Lizzie Hessek
- May 12, 2017
- 2 min
Today is an Important Day
Rachel and I aren't super good at getting our shit together enough to send out greeting cards at the end of the year. Every year we would...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Apr 6, 2017
- 4 min
A Very Parisian Sunday Treasure Hunt
This is the sixth Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the most Parisian parts of Paris hidden in plain sight. Check out...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Apr 5, 2017
- 3 min
You'll never eat off a plate the same way again.
The internet black hole I traveled down this morning led me to the website of the French Academy - the body that governs over the French...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Mar 12, 2017
- 3 min
Buns in the Oven Part 6: What to Expect When You Are Inseminating
One of the questions that I had going into our medically-assisted babymaking adventure which I could not find on-line was what the actual...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Feb 24, 2017
- 3 min
Gold Plate Your Food!
Have you ever been eating a delicious piece of cake and said to yourself, "This cake is good, but it would be so much better if it were...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Jan 17, 2017
- 3 min
Buns in the Oven Part 5: Kids are Expensive
Hello! Happy New Year! Welcome back to Queer Martha and, specifically, Buns in the Oven! We're still keeping on keeping on with this...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Dec 23, 2016
- 3 min
Christmas in the North Pole!
Are you looking for a quirky theme for your Christmas dinner? Perhaps a last-minute effort to spice up your holiday? Have you run through...
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Lizzie Hessek
- Dec 21, 2016
- 3 min
Core Contradictions
My super friend Veronica, who was there for me when I had a flat tire on New Year's Day 2016 (Oh, I see what you did there, 2016. That...
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