Author Archives: Elissa Schappell

About Elissa Schappell

Elissa Schappell is the author of the short story collections Blueprints for Building Better Girls and Use Me. A former senior editor of The Paris Review, she is the co-founder and editor-at-large of Tin House magazine. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

RNC: Not For Me

Elissa Schappell’s notes from the 2016 Republican National Convention. Continue reading

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Introducing a New Line of “Battle for Reproductive Freedom” Barbie Dolls

Evangelical Protester Barbie, Anti-Abortion Gynecologist Ken, Unwanted Pregnancy Skipper, and more! Continue reading

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Top GOP Excuses for Romney Being a Loser

Here’s what Elissa Schappell expects to hear from the Republican spin doctors. Continue reading

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Mitt-lympics!

A President Romney would run the U S of A in the same way he ran the Olympics. Get ready for some Games! Continue reading

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GOP Playlist

Elissa Schappell gets behind the turntables and DJ’s the GOP Convention. Continue reading

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Romdacity

The Church of Latter-Day Saints has posthumously baptized millions of “gentiles,” including Anne Frank, Albert Einstein, Adolph Hitler, and Barack Obama’s mother. Elissa Schappell would like someone to grill Mitt Romney on this. Continue reading

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The Wombsday Machine, and Other Alternatives to the V-Word

In which Elissa Schappell proposes some euphemisms Michigan Republicans can use for the word “vagina.” Continue reading

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