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On Reckoning with a Mother's Relentless Need to Save Everything

On Reckoning with a Mother's Relentless Need to Save Everything

"The tyranny of things. Do we possess them? Do they possess us?"

By Donna Masini | September 4, 2019

Ignoring Political (and Natural) Disasters the Miami Way

Ignoring Political (and Natural) Disasters the Miami Way

Jennine Capó Crucet on Life in South Florida as Storm Clouds Gather

By Jennine Capó Crucet | September 3, 2019

On Narrative Medicine and Finding a New Language For Illness

On Narrative Medicine and Finding a New Language For Illness

Marcus Creaghan Considers the Ways We Describe Pain

By Marcus Creaghan | September 3, 2019

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My <em>Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl</em>?

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl?

Janet Fitch on Finding a Real Coming-of-Age Tale

By Janet Fitch | September 3, 2019

My Child Lives On in My Imperfect Memories

My Child Lives On in My Imperfect Memories

Naja Marie Aidt on Time, Grief, and Her Late Son, Carl Emil

By Naja Marie Aidt | August 30, 2019

The Day My Mother Vanished<br> as a Child

The Day My Mother Vanished
as a Child

Laura Cumming on the Mysterious Kidnapping
of a Three-Year-Old Girl

By Laura Cumming | August 30, 2019

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Where the Amateur Reader Ends, and the Professional Critic Begins

By Tom Lutz | August 30, 2019

The Life and Times of a Filipino
Overseas Worker

By Jason DeParle | August 29, 2019

What It's Like to Be Told You Have Dementia

By Nicci Gerrard | August 29, 2019

Talking About the Pain and Anxiety of Menstruation

Talking About the Pain and Anxiety of Menstruation

"I had known pain before, of course. But this was different."

By Eleanor Morgan | August 27, 2019

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

Leah Harris on Suicidality, Mindfulness, and Meditation

By Leah Harris | August 27, 2019

Writing the Impossible Grief of Very Young Widowhood

Writing the Impossible Grief of Very Young Widowhood

Kelsey Ronan on Finding the Right Words

By Kelsey Ronan | August 26, 2019

Jenny Zhang on Reading <em>Little Women</em> and Wanting to Be Like Jo March

Jenny Zhang on Reading Little Women and Wanting to Be Like Jo March

Looking to Louisa May Alcott's Heroine for Inspiration

By Jenny Zhang | August 23, 2019

Why Do I Recite the Same Paul Celan Poem to All My Dates?

Why Do I Recite the Same Paul Celan Poem to All My Dates?

Or: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

By Sara Martin | August 22, 2019

At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

Marcia Douglas on the Clocktower of Half Way Tree Park

By Marcia Douglas | August 21, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Memoir

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Memoir

Personal Stories from Carmen Maria Machado, Samantha Power,
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By Literary Hub | August 20, 2019

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