Ms. Altman is a writer and the author of “Gross Anatomy.” From where I stand — at five feet even — being tall is a widely held fantasy of superiority that long ago should have been retired. It made ...

I was sitting at a bar watching Dodgers-Giants NLDS Game 5 when my phone buzzed. Apparently, my friend thought it was funny to tag me in a set of tweets from a person at a concert. The first one read: ...

Re “There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Short,” by Mara Altman (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Jan. 1): I applaud Ms. Altman’s appreciation of shortness. As a 71-year-old who has lived her ...

Damn you, tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They’re a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to buy Uncle Lurch a pair of extra-long pants?