By Ilana Strauss

Ilana Strauss is a writer, director, cartoonist, and illustrator. She was an English major at Yale, and her articles have appeared in Reader’s Digest , The Washington Post , The Jerusalem Post , and Good Magazine . She prefers hot chocolate, but will happily accept any warm beverage.

  1. Holden Caulfield: The Vampire Chronicles

    By Ilana Strauss

    in Writing

    “Undead. There’s a word I really hate,” I sighed. “It’s phony. I could puke every time I hear it. And furthermore, what’s with all these vampires?” “I like them,” said Phoebe. “Vampires are alright, I guess — but they don’t appeal to me,” I said. “I mean they’re alright if they go around flying off with lonely girls all the time, and like that, but you don’t do that kind of stuff if you’re a…

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