Elana Spivack is a writer from New York City whose essays have been published by Bitch Media and Alma, and whose satire has been published by McSweeney's, Reductress, and others. She studied English and Spanish-language literature at Kenyon College. She prefers cats and loves cottage cheese. Find more of her work at elanaspivack.com and look for her on Twitter as @e_spivack.