Lilly Dancyger
Lilly Dancyger is the author of First Love: Essays on Friendship (The Dial Press, 2024), and Negative Space (SFWP, 2021). She lives in New York City, and is a 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in nonfiction from The New York Foundation for the Arts. Her writing has been published by Guernica, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, Longreads, Off Assignment, The Washington Post, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and more.

We Need to Talk About Our Ex-Best Friends
Friendship breakups often hurt more than romantic ones, and they feel incredibly isolating. Why don’t we discuss—and mourn—them more openly?
Aug 4, 2024

What Broad City Got Right About Being in Love with Your Best Friend
Abbi and Ilana gave us a window into what life can look like if you expand your definition of a life partner.
Jan 22, 2024