by Alicia | Oct 2, 2015 | The Guardian, Writing
I’ve always felt attracted to both men and women, but usually not at the same time. One day it’s more dude-focused and then it’s back to women, but it always feels fluid. This has nothing to do with my ability to be in a committed relationship with one person....
by Alicia | Sep 30, 2015 | Art21, Editing, Writing
When I was twelve years old, I remember seeing it: my first smiley face. It was gigantic and bright yellow, hanging on the exterior brick wall of a car dealership, located on a busy street in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb just north of Chicago. I hated that smiley...
by Alicia | Sep 1, 2015 | CRAVE Online
My 75-year-old dad and I drove a 14-year-old gold Mercury Sable station wagon from Chicago to Los Angeles. In its teenage-length car lifetime, it racked up only 80,000 miles. Dad gifted it to me instead of the car dealership that offered him a mere $1,300. Some time...
by Alicia | Aug 26, 2015 | The New Inquiry, Writing
By ALICIA ELER AND EVE PEYSER Tinder involves managing the vulnerability of “putting oneself out there” by playing it like a video game. “We saw some beautiful things here. Things we’ll never forget … Everyone was just trying to find themselves. God it was so nice to...
by Alicia | Aug 15, 2015 | normcoregoth, Writing
hey whats up I am Claire, a ~normcore goth~ from the VALLEY in Los Angeles with a strong Twitter presence. Follow me on Twitter to enjoy all of my death-defying posts and fashion snaffos, thoughts about astrology and the Smashing Pumpkins’ album ZERO, and...
by Alicia | Aug 13, 2015 | CRAVE Online, Writing
I arrived at a weird point the other day, finally admitting to myself that I am addicted to Tinder. I have a tendency to become really focused on things in order to understand them — I prefer to learn through experience — and so Tinder was no different than any other...
