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Nausicaa Renner

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As seen in: Drop Site, Medium, The New York Times Magazine, JSTOR Daily, Substack, The New Yorker, The Intercept, The Nation, The New Republic, The Paris Review, Columbia Journalism Review and
co-founder, editor @DropSiteNews. contributing @parapraxis_mag . married @JonahFurman. email nausicaa at dropsitenews dot com.
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A Children’s Book That Actually Feels Like Childhood

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By Nausicaa Renner Verified
| The New Yorker Verified
One of the perks of parenthood, it is often said, is to relive the joys of one’s youth, to share with your child everything you once loved—especially books. Before I was a parent, I was skeptical of this idea, being generally suspicious of nostalgia and knowing memory to be a poor replica of reality. And, indeed, there are many things designed for children that, as an adult, rub the wrong way.
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Normotic Moms - Parapraxis

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By Nausicaa Renner Verified
| Parapraxis Verified
When we were finally driving out of Silver Spring—family of four packed into a minivan, and pod soon to follow—I waited until we turned off the Beltway and onto I-270 North through Maryland to get out my phone and quickly compose a WhatsApp message to Forest Glen Moms: “Just rolled out of silver spring, moving to Chicago to be near our family—thanks for everything, moms chat!!” I saw several people begin typing, but I didn’t wait.
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Why Look at Instagram Reels?

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By Nausicaa Renner Verified
| Substack
Somewhere on my Instagram feed, I briefly scroll past, and then return to, a video of a mountain goat with large horns, or perhaps an ibex. It is not specified, and for the purposes of the video, it does not seem to matter. The goat is sticking out its tongue at a smaller goat with much smaller horns, presumably a female, and moving its tongue up and down in a way that would be anatomically impossible for a human. The female is backing away and dipping her head in response to his repeated advances.
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