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 identity and desire.

“Sending a secret love letter,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“The internet killed the crush,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Goodbye leisure!” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Fat jokes find a new target,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Anti-vaxxers couple up,” The Washington Post, 2026.

“Eating on camera,” The Nation, 2026.

“Ivy League 'MRS’ degrees,” Slate, 2026.

"How much would you pay for friendship?” The Cut, 2025. This story inspired a television series.

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grey [dot] battle [at] washpost [dot] com