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The Satire and Style of <em>Vanity Fair</em> is as Relevant as Ever

The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever

Roshan Sethi on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Famous Novel

By Roshan Sethi | July 9, 2026

Remaking My Life in 50 Swims

Remaking My Life in 50 Swims

Kate Washington on Her Marriage, Rediscovering Herself, and Caregiving Fatigue

By Kate Washington | July 8, 2026

Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Emeline Atwood on Fear, Recovery and Writing Fiction Based on Lived Experience

By Emeline Atwood | July 8, 2026

An Imaginary Throuple Saved My Writing Career

An Imaginary Throuple Saved My Writing Career

Kendra Allen on Writing—and Surviving—Her First Novel

By Kendra Allen | July 7, 2026

Getting to Know Santa Cruz County, Street by Street, Path by Path

Getting to Know Santa Cruz County, Street by Street, Path by Path

Angelica Glass on Exploring Her Scenic California Backyard to the Fullest

By Angelica Glass | July 7, 2026

Jim Jones and Me: On Growing Up Guyanese-American in the Shadow of Jonestown

Jim Jones and Me: On Growing Up Guyanese-American in the Shadow of Jonestown

Afsheen Farhadi Considers How the Multifaceted Memory of the Infamous Cult Inspired His Debut Novel

By Afsheen Farhadi | July 7, 2026

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Merci, Marjane: What the Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

By Naz Riahi | June 29, 2026

How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

By Brenda C. Wilson | June 29, 2026

My Mother’s Voice: <br>Messages From Tehran

My Mother’s Voice:
Messages From Tehran

“I would never blame them. But being around Americans while this country is bombing mine is the last thing I can do.”

By Shohreh Laici | June 24, 2026

For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur

For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur

Thomas S. Mullaney Considers Family Duty Through the Lens of Historical Practice

By Thomas S. Mullaney | June 24, 2026

Are Elder Millennial Women in America Ok? A Historical Accounting

Are Elder Millennial Women in America Ok? A Historical Accounting

Sarah Flocken on What It Means to Be Trapped in Endless Cycles of Belief and Cynicism

By Sarah Flocken | June 23, 2026

On Waking Up As an American During the Fall of the Soviet Union

On Waking Up As an American During the Fall of the Soviet Union

Jamison Firestone Remembers the Moments Leading Up to the Collapse of the World’s Largest Communist State

By Jamison Firestone | June 22, 2026

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

“I think there’s some value in the kind of understanding fiction offers, whereby anything is possible.”

By Chantel Acevedo | June 18, 2026

Life and Death in the American Suburbs

Life and Death in the American Suburbs

Brad Gooch on the Ways His Parents and His Hometown Have Changed Throughout the Years

By Brad Gooch | June 18, 2026

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on <em>The Cremation of Sam McGee</em>

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on The Cremation of Sam McGee

“He haunts us, but sometimes, playfully, surprisingly—and in this way, even in death, like McGee, he returns.”

By Annakeara Stinson | June 17, 2026

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