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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

Alyson Hagy on Rough Magic, Unruly Women, and the Beauty of Horses

By Alyson Hagy | May 30, 2019

On the Parenting Insights of the Non-Parent

On the Parenting Insights of the Non-Parent

Amanda Stern Wrote About Childhood Anxiety So Other Kids Won't Have To

By Amanda Stern | May 30, 2019

Death and the Poet: Thinking of Whitman at My Husband's Grave

Death and the Poet: Thinking of Whitman at My Husband's Grave

Kathleen Volk Miller on the Unlikely Juxtapositions in Life and in Death

By Kathleen Volk Miller | May 30, 2019

On 'Good Men' and the Vague, Low Standards Required<br> to Be One

On 'Good Men' and the Vague, Low Standards Required
to Be One

Abi Maxwell Considers the Long Reach of a Teenage Crush

By Abi Maxwell | May 29, 2019

What Happens When You Pose as Susan Sontag on Twitter?

What Happens When You Pose as Susan Sontag on Twitter?

Rebecca Brill on Inhabiting the Diaries of a Great Mind

By Rebecca Brill | May 23, 2019

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As a Teacher of Gothic Lit, I Should Have Known Better Than to Move into a Haunted House

By Emily Waples | May 23, 2019

Binyavanga Wainaina on His Childhood in the Infancy of the Kenyan Republic

By Binyavanga Wainaina | May 23, 2019

Kate Mulgrew on the Work of Waiting, in Acting and in Life

By Kate Mulgrew | May 22, 2019

Can You Have a Meaningful Long-Distance Relationship with a Dog?

Can You Have a Meaningful Long-Distance Relationship with a Dog?

Xuan Juliana Wang on Ella, a Very Good Dog

By Xuan Juliana Wang | May 20, 2019

Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

"I have had two abortions, I have borne two children."

By Ani DiFranco | May 20, 2019

Dani Shapiro on Unraveling Her Family's History

Dani Shapiro on Unraveling Her Family's History

The Author of Inheritance in Conversation with Michele Filgate

By Michele Filgate | May 16, 2019

How Winona Ryder Took <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> From Page to Screen

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Rebecca Renner on the Making of a 90s Classic

By Rebecca Renner | May 15, 2019

Eve Ensler: Imagining an Apology From<br> My Abusive Father

Eve Ensler: Imagining an Apology From
My Abusive Father

the words to me."">"I am done waiting. My father is long dead. He will never say
the words to me."

By V (formerly Eve Ensler) | May 14, 2019

When Your Daughter Refuses to Be in Your Essay

When Your Daughter Refuses to Be in Your Essay

Beth Alvarado on the Boundaries of Memoir

By Beth Alvarado | May 10, 2019

On the Fine Details of New Life, and the Names We Give

On the Fine Details of New Life, and the Names We Give

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