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11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

"What Happens to Pleasure When You are Already Dead?"

By Alex Lemon | September 14, 2017

When Your Therapist Leaves for Summer Vacation

When Your Therapist Leaves for Summer Vacation

Cree LeFavour on the Patient's August Doldrums

By Cree LeFavour | August 2, 2017

Field Notes From My Dementia

Field Notes From My Dementia

Gerda Saunders on Iris Murdoch, Memory Loss, and Leaving a Record

By Gerda Saunders | June 22, 2017

The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

"When I learned my mother had pancreatic cancer, I was insufficiently fazed."

By Wendy Call | June 15, 2017

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

“The doctor said I had seen too many bad things”

By Qais Akbar Omar | May 11, 2017

Growing Up in Maine's

Growing Up in Maine's "Cancer Valley"

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Brain Orgasm? The Literary World of ASMR

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Who Can Speak for the Deaf Community?

Who Can Speak for the Deaf Community?

Sara Nović on the Ongoing Fight for Digital Accessibility

By Sara Nović | October 26, 2016

Lean in, Swipe Right: On Tinder and the Politics of Singledom

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Bridget Read Considers the Future of Sex, and Emily Witt's Future Sex

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Toward New Versions of a Traditional Family

Toward New Versions of a Traditional Family

After Marriage Equality the Next Frontier of LGBTQ Rights...

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When News of a Suicide Comes During Memoir Class

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