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For Your Consideration: Roasting a Full Duck Because You Miss Your Dog

I’m a slob in the kitchen. I’m a slob in most domains of my life, but especially in the kitchen. I’ve always known this, but living with Lola made me…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 12, 2025

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For Your Consideration: Knowing When It’s Over

You have to know when to end things, and you have to follow through with it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 6, 2019

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For Your Consideration: Donating to Autostraddle

For the past five-ish years, I have worked in the hellish, uncertain landscape known as the media industry. I have written for well over a dozen publications. None have made…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 23, 2019

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For Your Consideration: Bridges

When everything starts moving too fast, I like to walk on bridges.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 9, 2019

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For Your Consideration: Introduction to Women’s Studies

I didn’t know then that Devon would become one of those women in my life who’s there for good, who I could not text for months and then suddenly dive…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 25, 2019

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For Your Consideration: Eating Seafood With Your Hands

Over the past four years, I fell in love, traveled many places, had my heart broken, unraveled. I also ate a lot of seafood platters. Here are some of them.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 28, 2019

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