Grey Battle is a young woman with long brown hair and light skin. She sits at a wooden table in front of a dark, textured wall with artwork. She is smiling, wearing a navy top, and a gold necklace with a circular pendant.
Grey Battle is a young woman with long brown hair and light skin. She sits at a wooden table in front of a dark, textured wall with artwork. She is smiling, wearing a navy top, and a gold necklace with a circular pendant.

Photograph by Susannah Brown

Grey Battle is an essayist from Alabama. She writes for The Washington Post. Her work also appears in New York Magazine, The Nation, Slate, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Her best writing is interested in questions of food, identity, and desire.

“What secret love letters reveal about modern dating,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“How social media is fueling an intense form of romantic obsession,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Fat jokes are back. The target? Ourselves,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Anti-vaxxers are coupling up on apps for ‘Unjected’ singles,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“How Eating on Camera is Helping College Girls Pay Tuition,” The Nation, 2026.

“Ivy Leaguers Are Getting Their ‘MRS’ Degrees,” Slate, 2026.

“How Much Would You Pay for Friendship?” The Cut, 2025. This story inspired a television series.

@janegreybattle on social media grey [dot] battle [at] washpost [dot] com