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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

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

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

Emily Waples: A Fable of Modern-Day Homeownership

By Emily Waples | May 23, 2019

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

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

From the Memoir of the Writer and Activist, Who Died this Week

By Binyavanga Wainaina | May 23, 2019

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

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

Reflections from the Star of Orange Is the New Black and Star Trek

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

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Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

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

Eve Ensler: Imagining an Apology From
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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

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Beth Alvarado on the Boundaries of Memoir

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

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

Sarah Knott in the Moments After Birth

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The Stories Mothers Never Tell

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A Collaborative Essay by Jill Talbot and Marcia Aldrich

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On Fatherhood and Large Projects That Make No Sense

By Jonathan Gornall | May 8, 2019

On Elizabeth Bishop, Loss, and Coming Out After 20 Years in a Convent

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Patricia Dwyer Revisits the Spaces She Has Lost

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Birthing Calfs, Writing Novels: This is My Job Now

Birthing Calfs, Writing Novels: This is My Job Now

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