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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

How Philosophy Attempts—and Often Fails–To Grapple With Experiences of Trauma

How Philosophy Attempts—and Often Fails–To Grapple With Experiences of Trauma

Susan J. Brison on Perceptions of Self in the Wake of Sexual Violence

By Susan J. Brison | March 9, 2023

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“Where You Been? Why You Back? What You Doin Now?” Lakiesha Carr on Returning Home to Write

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On the Nerds and Jocks of Yale: Will Schwalbe Revisits the Start of an Unlikely Friendship

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“I was elaborately disguised as someone who didn’t care what other people thought of me.”

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Can Friendship Transcend Death? On Missing Your Best Friend

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Christie Tate on the Friend Who Taught Her “How One Life Can Alter Another”

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Reading Ron DeSantis’s dull ChatBot prose for the MAGA speak it really is.

Reading Ron DeSantis’s dull ChatBot prose for the MAGA speak it really is.

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