Ali Kelley grew up a nervous child in Connecticut, spent her twenties in Chicago, and is now a thirty-something braving Brooklyn. She writes essays and satire about 90s pop culture, the pain of growing up, and the absurdity of being a woman.
Humor
The Hairpin
McSweeney's
- MTV Casting Call or Catcall?
- Rainforest Cafe Menu Item or Nickname Given to Justin by His Really Cool Step-Dad, Rick, and Not My Emotionally Withholding, biological father, Doug?
- Men at Work Song or Men at Your Work Responding to #MeToo Allegations?
The Cooper Review
The Belladonna
- Buckle Up Men: Wednesday the Ladies Are Out of the Office
- A Word About Last Night's Corporate Karaoke
- 6 Other Items to Clog the Toilet That Are Not Sanitary Napkins
- Why Won't You Buy Our Bestselling, High-Rise, Skinny Jeans?
Slackjaw
- Annotations to Sam Cooke's "Having a Party" That I'm Using to Announce My Totally Chill, No Fuss Weddding
- The White Elephant Gift in the Room
Lady Pieces
Robot Butt
The Reject Pile
Essays
The washington post
The billfold
Hellogiggles
neutrons/protons
Story Club magazine
You're Being ridiculous
Chicago literati
Pop Culture
Apartment therapy
- Which Lindsay Lohan Had the Better House in Parent Trap?
- The Early Aughts Dorm Rooms You Wanted to Hang Out In
- The Coziest Homes from '90s Movies
HelloGiggles
- The Enduring Wisdom of the Olsen Twins' Movies
- How Your 20s IRL Are Different Than on TV
- The Best Things Money Can Buy According to the Movie 'Blank Check'
Reviews
Chicagoist
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