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Skeletons in the Closet: On <em>Mad Men</em> and White America’s Willful Amnesia

Skeletons in the Closet: On Mad Men and White America’s Willful Amnesia

“Only by wading into the past did I begin to envision a different kind of future, one where I could imagine myself a mother.”

By Kelly Shetron | March 15, 2023

“This Boy is Going to Be a Writer.” Remembering Paul La Farge’s Childhood

“This Boy is Going to Be a Writer.” Remembering Paul La Farge’s Childhood

Wendy Walker on Watching a Writer’s Life Unfold in Front of Her

By Wendy Walker | March 15, 2023

On Millennial Writers and the Need for New Narratives of Work

On Millennial Writers and the Need for New Narratives of Work

Bryony Lau Considers the Reinvention of the First Job Memoir

By Bryony Lau | March 15, 2023

Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

DK Nnuro on the Power of Mimicry and Subversion in the Black Literary Tradition

By DK Nnuro | March 15, 2023

The Gift of Holy Tongues: On Being the Bass Player for Evangelism

The Gift of Holy Tongues: On Being the Bass Player for Evangelism

“We learned to see ourselves as the lone heroes of our own epic dramas.”

By Matthew McNaught | March 15, 2023

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

Oliver Darkshire on Learning the Tricks of the Antiquarian Book Trade

By Oliver Darkshire | March 14, 2023

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Our Family Secret Was Embedded in My Writing Before I Knew the Truth

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Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: Michelle Dowd Revisits Her Childhood in Forager

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The Transcendence of the Clock: On Finding Clarity in Fiction and in Life

The Transcendence of the Clock: On Finding Clarity in Fiction and in Life

Samuel Ligon Explores the Function of Time in Worlds Real and Imagined

By Samuel Ligon | March 13, 2023

In Honor of International Women’s Day: 8 Ways to Love <em>Little Women</em>

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Jess deCourcy Hinds on a Lifetime of Reading the Girlhood Classic

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | March 10, 2023

The Hard Won Lessons of Lesley Arfin’s <em>Dear Diary</em> 15 Years Later

The Hard Won Lessons of Lesley Arfin’s Dear Diary 15 Years Later

Mariella Rudi on Teen Bluster and the Performative Aspect of Keeping a Diary

By Mariella Rudi | March 10, 2023

When Johnny Cash Kissed Me: How the Country Star Changed My Life

When Johnny Cash Kissed Me: How the Country Star Changed My Life

Louisa Young on Finding Yourself Beyond the Work You've Done

By Louisa Young | March 10, 2023

My Author Photo Brought Me Face to Face With the Body I Hated

My Author Photo Brought Me Face to Face With the Body I Hated

Kate Brody on Disappearing Into Words to Escape Her Body Dysmorphia

By Kate Brody | March 9, 2023

Learning About the Natural World (Inside My Family’s Cult)

Learning About the Natural World (Inside My Family’s Cult)

“Mother doesn’t believe in protecting children from anything.”

By Michelle Dowd | March 9, 2023

The Soul of a New Narrative: Another Look at Stories of Mixed Heritage

The Soul of a New Narrative: Another Look at Stories of Mixed Heritage

Sophfronia Scott on Passing, and Tracing the Boundaries of Prejudice in Biracial Characters

By Sophfronia Scott | March 9, 2023

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