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To Avoid Abuse, I Became Anansi the Trickster

To Avoid Abuse, I Became Anansi the Trickster

For Freeman's, Garnette Cadogan on a Childhood Hiding Behind Fictions

By Garnette Cadogan | October 5, 2017

Remembering My Father, His Gifts, and His Glass Eye

Remembering My Father, His Gifts, and His Glass Eye

"Encapsulating Him in Plain Language Feels Impossible"

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 3, 2017

Growing Up Gay in a Proud Southern Family

Growing Up Gay in a Proud Southern Family

"The Thing I Feared Most in Myself Would One Day Be My Greatest Joy"

By Armistead Maupin | October 2, 2017

Etty Hillesum: God, Sex, and Defiance in a Time of War

Etty Hillesum: God, Sex, and Defiance in a Time of War

A Deserving Voice for the Canon of Holocaust Literature

By Fiona Alison Duncan | September 27, 2017

Searching for My Mother, 16 Years After Her Murder

Searching for My Mother, 16 Years After Her Murder

Sarah Perry Travels Back to the Scenes of a Crime

By Sarah Perry | September 25, 2017

Life as a Trans Man in Turn-of-the-Century America

Life as a Trans Man in Turn-of-the-Century America

"Our Nation’s Past is Far Queerer than is Generally Discussed"

By Emily Skidmore | September 22, 2017

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“He Comes for the Girls.” Philip Roth on Getting Kicked Out of Prague

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At Ellis Island, Imagining My Father's Journey to America

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"Perhaps They Sat on These Very Benches, Stood Where I am Standing Now"

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A Difficult Balance: Am I a Writer or a Teacher?

A Difficult Balance: Am I a Writer or a Teacher?

Kyoko Mori Tries to Make Peace with Her Divided Self

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The Most Important Skill I Learned at Art School: How to Bullshit

The Most Important Skill I Learned at Art School: How to Bullshit

Chelsea Martin on the Lessons We Take From a Fine Arts Degree

By Chelsea Martin | September 5, 2017

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