When I move away from Reno at the end of the month, I might miss the cars most of all. — When I moved to Nevada from New York City two years ago, I found myself missing strangers. The little interactions I had with oddballs when I was walking down the street and seeing people with bizarre outfits riding the subway was an aspect of New York City living that gave…

As I prepare to move, boxing up my books is strangely calming… and reminds me of who I am and want to be. — Every time I move, I am reminded that I have entirely too much stuff. To be clear, this is not a weird brag — it’s not like every time I hop from mansion to an even bigger mansion I am forced to spend hours boxing up my diamonds and furs…

PowerWash Simulator makes cleaning fun, and demonstrates the ecstasy of menial labor. — I do not mean to brag, but as of late, I simply cannot stop cleaning. I’ve used my expertise to make my filthy van spotless. I removed all the dirt and grime from the mayor’s golf cart in a matter of minutes. I walked into a playground covered in mud…

Hear me out on this one. — There’s a scene from the first episode of The Green Planet, David Attenborough’s latest nature series, that I’ve been compulsively watching. He’s telling the viewer how the balsa tree gets the kinkajou, a fruit-eating relative of the raccoon, to pollinate its flowers. “As night falls, the tree prepares an enticing…

A good prank creates a coherent narrative about cruelty and chaos. — I was in Oregon for two weeks, visiting my fiancé’s hometown for the first time since we got engaged. My biggest priority on our vacation wasn’t seeing his family or going out for long hikes in the forest, but rather, watching an obscene amount of television. I spent hours consuming…

Everything I learned from writing my own trivia: — Trying to keep your distance from every human being in the world, it turns out, means spending a lot of time by yourself. Like many, I developed curious new interests during the pandemic, ones I probably wouldn’t have discovered if my day-to-day life didn’t transform overnight. It was during this…

Welcome to June’s installment of ‘Ask a Freelancer’ — What’s up, Medium?? It’s that time of the month again, when I answer all your questions about being a freelancer. If you’re new here, hello, I’m Eve, and I’ve been freelancing since 2015, writing for publications like the New York Times, New York Magazine, and more. …

It creates a record of your life that’s for you and you alone. — I’ve been keeping notebooks since I was in elementary school, but I became a full-fledged journaler in my senior year of high school. I was taking a class about modernism and postmodernism with my favorite teacher, Mr. …

I did it for love? — After years of pandemic-related hunkering down, a swim in the ocean at a beautiful Hawaiian beach might feel like a dream to most people. To me, it was terrifying. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been afraid of the ocean, but it was a gorgeous day in Kailua…