O, The Oprah Magazine - September 2019

Alexia Arthurs

WRITER

“MIGRATIONS,” PAGE 86

My longest friendship is...with my high

school crew. Now we all chat in a group

text. The best gift I’ve ever received

from a friend is...a handwritten note.

Finding a letter amid all the bills and

store coupons brightened my day. One

thing my friends and I always do

when we’re together is...drink lychee

martinis and laugh.

Alexandra

Mooney

O ART DIRECTOR

“O’S FALL FASHION

LOOK BOOK,” PAGE 41

The best gift I’ve ever received

from a friend is...an antique fork

with an engraving that has a

special meaning for both of us.

I wish I could be friends with...

Jenny Slate. She seems like the

best combination of genuinely

sweet and irreverently funny. One

thing my friends and I always

do when we’re together is...

talk. We have deep, meaningful,

and often hilarious conversations.

Priya Krishna, COOKBOOK AUTHOR

“WHAT’S COOKING?,” PAGE 124

One thing my friends and I always do when we’re together is...go

to the movies and be the loudest people in the theater with our reactions.

I wish I could be friends with...Mindy Kaling. The best gift I’ve ever

received from a friend is...a spoof copy of the New York Times in which

all the articles were inside jokes.

YO U’ V E

GOT A

FRIEND IN ME

Five of the talents behind this

issue discuss what it

means to be a true pal.

Melissa Goldberg

O ASSISTANT EDITOR

“MAKE/BELIEVE,” PAGE 27

One thing my friends and I always do when we’re together

is...eat too much food and spend too much money—then swear

we’ll do better next time. I wish I could be friends with...Amy

Schumer. I met my best friend when...I came home from the

hospital as a newborn and was greeted by my sister, Jennifer.

Nykia

Spradley

WRITER

“AFRO-MATIONS!,”

PAGE 57

My longest friendship

is...with my twin sister,

from the womb. I wish I

could be friends with...

Oprah, of course. The

best gift I’ve ever

received from a friend

is...her presence when I

didn’t ask for it but really

needed it.

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