Abby StassenThe Costco ConundrumI wrote this in February before the pandemic changed grocery stores. It hits differently now, but it’s still nice and weird.4 min read·May 11, 2020----
Abby StassenThe Abnormal Corns(Writing prompt words): abnormal, corn, choose4 min read·Apr 18, 2020----
Abby StassenThe Nic-Flick Challenge: Valley GirlMy challenge kicks off with the 1983 film Valley Girl. It’s a romantic comedy starring Nicolas Cage (of course) as Randy, a Tough Guy from…5 min read·Apr 19, 2019----
Abby StassenThe Nic-Flick Challenge: 90 Nicolas Cage Films in One YearWhen I announced on Facebook that I was going to watch every Nicolas Cage film ever made in chronological order, people had some questions…2 min read·Apr 14, 2019----
Abby StassenA Series of Unfortunate Interviews — Episode 2In the job-hunting system, the people are separated into two distinct but equally desperate groups: The hirers, who ask for your greatest…5 min read·Feb 5, 2019----
Abby StassenA Series of Unfortunate Interviews — Episode 1“We don’t really have any clients with… snark,” said the ad agency’s creative director, gently pushing my test project back across the…3 min read·Nov 20, 2018----