
The Facts Sanibel earned her MFA from The New School and her BA in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. TO HAVE & HAVE MORE (April 2025) is her first book. Her work has appeared in NYmag, ELLE, Air Mail, Literary Hub, and more. She lives in Greenwich Village and is working on a retelling of the Odyssey.
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The Truth
Note from my fed up 9th grade english teacher
My freshman fall GPA/transcript
The 2nd most mortifying article I was ever assigned
My favorite bookstore (call them and add credit to my account)
Favorite books ranked: first, second, third, fourth, fifth
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Selected Writing
"An (Ongoing) Taxonomy of the Sad Rich Girls of Literature" in Lit Hub, 2024
"Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store" in Lit Hub, 2024
"Advised to Death" in Air Mail, 2023
"Is Fruit Ever an Adequate Substitute for an Apology?" in ELLE, 2023
"Can ChatGPT Write a Good College-Admissions Essay?" in New York magazine, 2023
"Royal Toilet Paper" in New York magazine, 2022
"Prep School Bouillabaisse" in Epiphany, 2021
"The Art Of Illmatic: Exploring Nas’ Duelling Realities" in Hot New Hip Hop, 2020
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