Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsinHuman PartsProm, Protest, and PoliceFour years ago, I collected the Class of 2020's “No Prom” stories while struggling to face the 25th anniversary of mine. Now, many of their…May 29May 29
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsinENGAGEA Holiday StrokeMy mother and I have spent hours making ornaments, coloring holiday pictures, and decorating gingerbread people during her two weeks in…Dec 30, 20231Dec 30, 20231
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsTelling the Story of No, YOU Tell It!Not a “best of” anthology but a showcase of how our switched-up storytelling series has evolved over the past decade.Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsI Want to See a Fat CarrieFriday the 13th during prom season is the perfect day to acknowledge the blood-spattered prom queen was plus-sized on the page.May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsThat College Essay on “A Million Little Things” isn’t Getting You into YaleWriting About Someone Else is a Common Mistake Students MakeMar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons5-Sentence Paragraph: “Faking It” as a FreelancerImparting KJ Wisdom One Basic Paragraph at a TimeMar 16, 20221Mar 16, 20221
Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons#CityArtistCorps Recipients Aren’t WinnersOctober marked the culmination of hundreds of New York City Artist Corps (CAC) events across the city, so let’s take a moment to…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsQuestionable Caretaker: Day 10-WTFHow do you color the future when your Crayola box is filled with 64 shades of trauma?Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsI Appreciate Not Having a BodyThe pandemic has taught me to appreciate many things, but my love of being a disembodied head came as a surprise.Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Kelly Jean FitzsimmonsinHuman PartsGoogle Maps Basically Thinks I’m DeadThe app stopped tracking me on March 10, 2020 — and I’m lost without itAug 5, 20204Aug 5, 20204