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On Being a Woman Who Loves Math

On Being a Woman Who Loves Math

Catherine Chung Finds Inspiration in the Lives of Otherwise Forgotten Mathematicians

By Catherine Chung | June 25, 2019

Annie Proulx on One of Her Favorite Short Stories

Annie Proulx on One of Her Favorite Short Stories

A Close Reading of William Gass's "The Pedersen Kid"

By Annie Proulx | June 24, 2019

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

On Kathy Acker: A Desk, A Disease, An Accounting

"I find Kathy’s stuff and have that feeling I sometimes get of not being alone."

By Teresa Rose Carmody | June 19, 2019

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

Jayson Greene on the Risks of Writing About Grief

"The worst stories are the self-serving ones."

By Hannah Seidlitz | June 17, 2019

Fathers and Sons: The Things We Talk About to Avoid Talking to Each Other

Fathers and Sons: The Things We Talk About to Avoid Talking to Each Other

Dean Kuipers on the Conversations He Didn't Have with His Dad

By Dean Kuipers | June 14, 2019

A Brief Literary History of Absolutely Terrible Dads

A Brief Literary History of Absolutely Terrible Dads

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By Andrew Thurman | June 14, 2019

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Remembering My Father, Jacques Lacan

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On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's

On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's "Gone Elsewhere"

Elliot Ackerman Visits a Refugee Camp Near Tel Abyad

By Elliot Ackerman | June 13, 2019

Sex, Violence, and Jerry Lewis: Aleksandar Hemon on the Preoccupations of His 10-Year-Old Self

Sex, Violence, and Jerry Lewis: Aleksandar Hemon on the Preoccupations of His 10-Year-Old Self

"Inside that nothing there are memories, and inside those memories there are snakes."

By Aleksandar Hemon | June 13, 2019

City Lights: A Young Cree Boy Journeys to Edmonton

City Lights: A Young Cree Boy Journeys to Edmonton

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In the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

In the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

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Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Philippe Petit Meditates on His Life Walking the High Wire

Glimpses of the Finite and Infinite, As Translated by Paul Auster

By Philippe Petit | June 3, 2019

The Unlikely Winner of the World's Toughest Horse Race

The Unlikely Winner of the World's Toughest Horse Race

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On the Parenting Insights of the Non-Parent

On the Parenting Insights of the Non-Parent

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