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The Poetry of Chinese Names

The Poetry of Chinese Names

Wendy Chen on Generation Poems and the Stories Hidden in Names

By Wendy Chen | May 20, 2024

Clocks, Cameras, Cracked Doll Faces: The Confessions of a Serial Collector

Clocks, Cameras, Cracked Doll Faces: The Confessions of a Serial Collector

Nancy Miller Gomez on the Origins and Evolution of an Obsession

By Nancy Miller Gomez | May 20, 2024

My Mother Will Live Forever in the Stories of Alice Munro

My Mother Will Live Forever in the Stories of Alice Munro

Jonny Diamond on the Timeless Genius of Canada’s Greatest Writer

By Jonny Diamond | May 16, 2024

A bunch of fake Kathleen Hanna biographies were released on the same day as her new memoir.

A bunch of fake Kathleen Hanna biographies were released on the same day as her new memoir.

By Brittany Allen | May 15, 2024

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers “Penis Envy” In the Context of Dysphoria

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | May 15, 2024

Kiyo Sato on Japanese American Incarceration’s Language of Dehumanization

Kiyo Sato on Japanese American Incarceration’s Language of Dehumanization

“Here’s the truth: I am now called a non-alien, stripped of my constitutional rights.”

By Kiyo Sato | May 15, 2024

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A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

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How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

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Simon Van Booy on Letting Go and Following the Story Wherever It Takes Him

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Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

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