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Elyse Cizek
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Dear White Friends, I See Right Through Your #BlackLivesMatter Posts

Stand up for what’s right. But first, make sure you look in the mirror long enough to see what’s wrong. — Dear White Friends, Thank you to the five of you who have reached out to ask me how I’m doing. I have been your Black friend for decades. Black people all my life have told me that White friends will only be there for me for so long, and I…

Race

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Dear White Friends, I See Right Through Your #BlackLivesMatter Posts
Dear White Friends, I See Right Through Your #BlackLivesMatter Posts
Race

12 min read


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Cancel Culture Isn’t Real

We just don’t have a real example of accountability — I’m really tired of hearing the word “cancelled.” I’m tired of it not only because all of my favorite events over the past year have been cancelled, or that the places I once loved and the people who I once looked up to have been called out for being problematic…

Cancel Culture

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Cancel Culture Isn’t Real
Cancel Culture Isn’t Real
Cancel Culture

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Published in An Injustice!

·Oct 4, 2021

You Don’t Really Care About Missing BIPOC Women

You’re just saying you do so you don’t seem racist — Gabby Petito is everyone’s favorite true crime victim right now. I’ll start off by saying that the internet’s obsession with her death is sick, and our extreme normalization of stalking under the guise of being an “internet sleuth” is wildly disturbing — but in context, it makes sense. From the…

Gabby Petito

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You Don’t Really Care About Missing BIPOC Women
You Don’t Really Care About Missing BIPOC Women
Gabby Petito

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Apr 1, 2021

What is it Like to Feel Like a Writer?

Self-sabotage, fear, and resistance in turning art into a career. Someone asked me today when I started writing. I paused for a long time. “What do you mean?” He thought for a second and replied, “yeah, I guess that’s a weird question to ask a writer.” The truth is, even…

Pineapple2021

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What is it Like to Feel a Writer?
What is it Like to Feel a Writer?
Pineapple2021

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Mar 30, 2021

Body Positivity is Easy — When it’s Not About My Own Body

TW: Body Image, Weight, Dieting, Body Shame I went on my first diet at 8 years old. Young, yes. But I was a product of screens. My parents would often leave my sisters and I at home during the summer months, usually occupying ourselves by taking bike rides and sitting…

Pineapple2021

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Body Positivity is Easy — When it’s Not About My Own Body
Body Positivity is Easy — When it’s Not About My Own Body
Pineapple2021

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Published in An Injustice!

·Mar 24, 2021

Is Social Media “Solidarity” a Cop-Out?

We’re getting called out, what are we going to do about it? — When I was a kid in school I remember my teachers saying “we have two ears and only one mouth, so we should be listening twice as much as we talk.” One teacher in particular would single out kids who were talking while she was teaching, saying “if you’re talking…

Racism

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Is Social Media “Solidarity” a Cop-Out?
Is Social Media “Solidarity” a Cop-Out?
Racism

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Published in “Sundays” Journal

·Feb 28, 2021

Heroin: A Poem

Transposed to text as performed by Elyse Cizek. Written for live performance Feb 2017. I like men who look like they’re dyin — — from heroin Holdin their shit together with green juice and guitar strings to keep it clean keep it clean keep it clean I like men…

Pineapple2021

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Heroin: A Poem
Heroin: A Poem
Pineapple2021

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Published in Curious

·Feb 26, 2021

I’ve Been Sober for 5 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned So Far

TW: Mention of drug use and a handful of cuss words. February 18th, 2016 was a day like any other day. I worked in the morning and had the following day off, so I was going to celebrate my mini weekend with a night out. I got my hair done…

Pineapple2021

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I’ve Been Sober for 5 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned So Far
I’ve Been Sober for 5 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned So Far
Pineapple2021

13 min read


Feb 15, 2021

Why I Don’t Get to Complain that I’m Single on Valentine’s Day

I hate it when people say Valentine’s Day is “just a Hallmark holiday” or “just another day.” I want to celebrate it so badly. …

Pineapple2021

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Why I Don’t Get to Complain that I’m Single on Valentine’s Day
Why I Don’t Get to Complain that I’m Single on Valentine’s Day
Pineapple2021

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Published in The Shadow

·Feb 9, 2021

The Inhumanity of Fame

Five years ago I cried at the San Diego Zoo. It was the orangutan primarily. A female. She was sitting on some grass in the middle of her reserve and we were standing behind some glass in a hallway designed to observe. There were children with popcorn, mothers with screaming…

Pineapple2021

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The Inhumanity of Fame
The Inhumanity of Fame
Pineapple2021

5 min read

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