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Women’s Resentment in Marriage

Its alarming frequency and some hope for the future. — “Widowhood Was Escape, Freedom, a New Life.” My mom once told me how someone from her women’s group at church announced that her husband had died, which unsurprisingly triggered pity and sympathy from everyone, but also a glimmer of envy. “Envy?” I asked, incredulous of these reactions and how nonchalantly my mother was reporting this. She went…

Women

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Women’s Resentment in Marriage
Women’s Resentment in Marriage

Published in About Me Stories

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About Me — Kayla Vokolek

Writer, sister, traveler…still figuring out what else. — Introducing Myself Reading others’ “about me” posts made me question how much I have to share about myself. Especially now, feeling isolated and aimless while basically unemployed and living at home again during a pandemic. However, I think for a shy 22-year-old I’ve experienced a fair bit so far. I’ve lived in…

About Me

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About Me — Kayla Vokolek
About Me — Kayla Vokolek

Published in Fanfare

·Jul 29

How Often Do You Stay for the End Credits?

‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ captivated me till the very end — People in or around Los Angeles are more likely to stay for the end credits in a movie theater because the chances of knowing someone who worked on a film are higher. Even so, it’s not that common for people to stick around. I usually walk out while my parents…

Movies

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How Often Do You Stay for the End Credits?
How Often Do You Stay for the End Credits?

Jul 25

One Year Since My Celiac Diagnosis

What I want more people to know — Over the past year, eating became fraught with anxiety and frustration. Thinking that a food was safe to eat when it actually wasn’t. Staring blankly into the distance while everyone else ate food I couldn’t. Making those around me paranoid about getting the smallest bit of gluten where I might…

Gluten Free

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One Year Since My Celiac Diagnosis
One Year Since My Celiac Diagnosis

Jun 15

I Want Money, Not Old People, Out of Politics

Unfortunately, they usually go together — I was chatting with a similarly-progressive friend about politics recently and they bemoaned elderly politicians ruining a future that they won’t even live long enough to reap the dire consequences of. “There should be an age limit for politicians,” they said. I got where they were coming from. …

Politics

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I Want Money, Not Old People, Out of Politics
I Want Money, Not Old People, Out of Politics

Published in Fourth Wave

·Jun 8

Women Aren’t Any Shallower Than Men Are

All genders have their share of selfishness in relationships — I feel relatively lucky as a woman on the Internet who often writes about feminist topics that I’ve never been harassed or threatened (yet?). Which is pretty indicative of how bad sexism on the Internet is. Fortunately, all I get are contrarian responses from men. Recently, I had a male…

Feminism

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Women Aren’t Any Shallower Than Men Are
Women Aren’t Any Shallower Than Men Are

Published in Fourth Wave

·Jun 6

Need a Book Recommendation for Pride Month?

My favorite read of the past year — Of course, you should read LGBTQIA+ stories all year. But June often means greater attention to queer experiences and stories, and I want to give this underrated novel all the attention it can get. I love reading, but I could never imagine myself not reading, to the point where it…

Books

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Need a Book Recommendation for Pride Month?
Need a Book Recommendation for Pride Month?

Jun 1

In America, Sometimes I Only See Kids as Examples of School Shooting Victims

I don’t know how I’ll deal with the next shooting targeting children — My grandma’s great-niece and her family attended First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. …

Guns

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In America, Sometimes I Only See Kids as Examples of School Shooting Victims
In America, Sometimes I Only See Kids as Examples of School Shooting Victims

May 19

Honestly, I Prefer Wearing a Mask at Work Beyond Health Reasons

Experience of a food service worker — I don’t mind still wearing a mask inside for the sake of public health, but usually, it’s a personal obligation, not a true desire. When working as a barista at a small bakery, however, I almost wish face masks were permanently part of our uniform like our aprons. For context…

Food Service

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Honestly, I Prefer Wearing a Mask at Work Beyond Health Reasons
Honestly, I Prefer Wearing a Mask at Work Beyond Health Reasons

Apr 29

I Couldn’t Wait to Write About a Successful Therapy Story

Until I actually had the session — Anyone else imagine how an experience will be portrayed in a Medium article before the experience actually happens? It’s not a healthy practice to build something up before it actually happens, but I am always on the lookout for article ideas. Especially since I’ve been pretty quiet on here lately. …

Mental Health

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I Couldn’t Wait to Write About a Successful Therapy Story
I Couldn’t Wait to Write About a Successful Therapy Story
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