Kristen Van Nest
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Kristen Van Nest

Show BioHide BioKristen Van Nest is a writer/actor/director/comedian/ugly cryer based in Los Angeles. Her writing has appeared in Forbes, VentureBeat, McSweeney's, Slackjaw, and the Museum of Americana literary review to name a few. She is a comedian on BuzzFeed, at The Upright Citizens Brigade, runs the writers' room for the Nightpantz Youtube channel, and has a following on Instagram for her original comedic characters. Follow her @KristenVanNest on Instagram, Twitter, and Medium for regular laughs (or to join her troll army).

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Priyanka, age 36, mother of two, head completely shaved, sits in her small metal home, waiting for a pot of water to boil over an open stovetop. One of her children is out in search of scrap metal, while her baby sleeps on a thin mat, behind a sullen curtain. ... More »

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