Category Archives: PERSONAL ESSAYS

The Snowball

Posted on December 16, 2005 by Larissa Archer

I feel I should clear up a longstanding misconception, a subject of much controversy and furious debate. It is my duty to let the world know the definitive and unbiased facts of an event which occurred long ago.On one of … Continue reading →

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First Snow!

Posted on December 5, 2005 by Larissa Archer

It snowed yesterday!! I packed this snowball and walked around all day, tossing it back back and forth in my hands, striking fear into the hearts of passersby. Was I going to throw it at one of them with deadly … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Telemarketer

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Larissa Archer

That’s right, I was one of “those people” and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Well, yes I am.When I first informed my friends that I was moving to New York, and that I had chanced upon living arrangements that … Continue reading →

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Nikki and Jackson

Posted on November 7, 2005 by Larissa Archer

I just had to very belatedly share some pictures from this most moving and beautiful wedding of two brilliant and very dear friends of mine, Nikki Mazzia (my first college roommate!) and Jackson (“Scholar and Adventuror” as his stepfather aptly … Continue reading →

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Boobie Update

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Larissa Archer

Dear Reader,Yesterday I was walking on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side and came upon the Orchard Corset Shop. I wandered in and this Hasidic Jew (yarmulke, ringlets, et al.) barked at me, “34 B!!”. I thought at first … Continue reading →

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My Brush With the Bratt

Posted on September 18, 2005 by Larissa Archer

Hi everyone—sorry for the delay. I’ve been immersed in my job (timeshare scam), moving out of my apartment (kicked out), making new friends ($4 margarita happy hour) and have been just too busy (Cinemax porn-a-thon) to sit at my computer. … Continue reading →

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Cockroach Shock and Awe Part Two: Beyond Therapy

Posted on September 18, 2005 by Larissa Archer

July 3rd, 2005: At 7:10 this morning I was enjoying the sleep of the innocent when I felt something tickle my knee. The sensation did not resemble the occasional trickle of sweat I ignore these sultry nights without air conditioning; … Continue reading →

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Cockroach Shock and Awe, or, Why I Need Therapy, Volume One

Posted on September 18, 2005 by Larissa Archer

My room has cockroaches. In the month I’ve lived in my East Village Apartment, I’ve not seen a single roach in the kitchen, bathroom, or even in any of the corridors of my marginally-gentrified Jimmy Carter-renovated apartment building, where some … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 29, 2005 by Larissa Archer

The Writer poses. 

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Should’ve started this long ago

Posted on August 29, 2005 by Larissa Archer

Inspired by my friend Martina, who has created “The Unquiet American,” an account of her p.h.d. work in Hanoi, I’ve taken the next step towards becoming a member of modern times, and started a blog. I’ve always wished I kept … Continue reading →

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