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Kelsey Gilchrist

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When the World Opens Up Again, Will I Have Any Friends Left?

Amidst distancing and lockdowns, it was casual friendships that suffered — As vaccinations roll out, my concerns about the pandemic have gradually started to ease. For the first time, I can imagine a world in which we can go to concerts again and throw parties and sip on draft beers in crowded bars. Man, I miss draft beer. But as my…

Culture

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When the World Opens Up Again, Will I Have Any Friends Left?
When the World Opens Up Again, Will I Have Any Friends Left?
Culture

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Jul 7, 2021

Working in Marketing Has Ruined My Writing

When a greeting card stumped me, I knew I had a problem — One particular February 14th, I found myself wedged against the wall of a crowded subway car in the midst of a small life crisis. In one hand, I held a greeting card decorated with curlicued writing and watercolor flowers. The inside was blank. Balancing on the crook of my elbow…

Writing

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Working in Marketing Has Ruined My Writing
Working in Marketing Has Ruined My Writing
Writing

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Jun 29, 2021

How Environmentally Friendly is Minimalism Really?

I fell in love with the minimalist aesthetic. Then I realized what was wrong with it. — A brunette with perfect winged eyeliner gestures to a single clothing rack beside her. I only wear 32 items of clothing, she tells the camera proudly. All year. The ensuing video consists of short clips of her modelling each item. A pair of tan culottes from Everlane. A single set…

Culture

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How Environmentally Friendly is Minimalism Really?
How Environmentally Friendly is Minimalism Really?
Culture

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Jun 22, 2021

Millennials, Can We Please Just Leave Gen-Z Alone?

We don’t control the culture anymore, and that’s okay — In my first year out of university, I lived in a student neighborhood. It wasn’t intentional — in fact, I didn’t know enough about the city to know which neighborhoods were for students. It worked out, because I still felt like a university student. I was freshly 23, fairly broke…

Culture

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Millennials, Can We Please Just Leave Gen-Z Alone?
Millennials, Can We Please Just Leave Gen-Z Alone?
Culture

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Feb 10, 2021

Getting Laid Off During Covid Was the Identity Crisis I Needed

Talk about learning a lesson the hard way. — We’re coming up to a year since the first Covid-19 lockdown, which means it’s also been nearly a year since I was laid off. …

Life Lessons

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Getting Laid Off During Covid Was the Identity Crisis I Needed
Getting Laid Off During Covid Was the Identity Crisis I Needed
Life Lessons

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Oct 15, 2020

In the Future, We’ll All Be Eating Plant-Based Meats

As a vegetarian, I’ve never been all that interested in Beyond Meat, or the other plant-based meat options on the market. Luckily, they’re not just for vegetarians. — I’ve only been a vegetarian for a couple years, but already, I’m so accustomed to living without meat. It’s funny how quickly it happened. There are a handful of meals I miss sometimes. A steaming bowl of pork belly ramen in a rich, meaty broth. A toasted bacon avocado sandwich…

Environment

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In the Future, We’ll All Be Eating Plant-Based Meats
In the Future, We’ll All Be Eating Plant-Based Meats
Environment

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Aug 11, 2020

Here’s How to Promote a Cause on Social Media

Quick tips to help your petitions and donation requests gain traction online — If there is one itty bitty silver lining to everything happening right now, it’s that we are seeing more people engaging in social justice, especially online. And they’re taking concrete action. …

Marketing

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Here’s How to Promote a Cause on Social Media
Here’s How to Promote a Cause on Social Media
Marketing

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Published in An Injustice!

·Aug 8, 2020

The Advice That Launched Our Successful Student Movement

A lesson from a fellow activist changed everything for me — When I was an activist, I got used to being told I was wrong. We were doing anti-sexual violence work on our university campus, and it felt like all the forces in the world were working to shut down our efforts. Our cause was straightforward. …

Equality

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The Advice That Launched Our Successful Student Movement
The Advice That Launched Our Successful Student Movement
Equality

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Published in Climate Conscious

·Aug 5, 2020

Quarantine Kicked My Addiction to Fast Fashion

Working from home in sweatpants made me consider how my shopping habit was harming the environment — I can remember the first time I felt it — the itch to shop. It was in fifth grade, when my friend Kaitlin strolled onto the playground in a brand new pink floral rain jacket and matching hoodie. …

Environment

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Quarantine Kicked My Addiction to Fast Fashion
Quarantine Kicked My Addiction to Fast Fashion
Environment

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Published in Be Yourself

·Jul 23, 2020

I Stopped Acting Like a Man to Get Ahead

It’s time we stopped internalizing sexism at work — Out of the hundreds of endless meetings throughout my early career, there is one that will forever remain cemented in my mind. It was back when I was an assistant for an executive. The purpose of the meeting was to hand off accounts from the top executives to lower level…

Feminism

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I Stopped Acting Like a Man to Get Ahead
I Stopped Acting Like a Man to Get Ahead
Feminism

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Kelsey Gilchrist

Kelsey Gilchrist

156 Followers

Toronto-based writer and marketing specialist

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