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“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“I settled on simple capital letters, like Scrabble squares.”

By Abigail Thomas | April 27, 2023

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

Between Two Cities: Shubha Sunder on Finding a Place in Fiction

“Boston and Bangalore don’t live within me in hermetically sealed compartments; rather, they permeate each other.”

By Shubha Sunder | April 27, 2023

Lucinda Williams Recalls the Turbulence of Growing Up With a Sick Mother

Lucinda Williams Recalls the Turbulence of Growing Up With a Sick Mother

“Your mother’s not well, don’t be mad at your mother.”

By Lucinda Williams | April 26, 2023

Finding Words in the Kitchen (Or: How I Stopped Hating Myself and Started Cooking)

Finding Words in the Kitchen (Or: How I Stopped Hating Myself and Started Cooking)

Diksha Basu on Rediscovering the Food of Her Youth

By Diksha Basu | April 26, 2023

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Finding Freedom in, and From, Motherhood

By Claire Dederer | April 25, 2023

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

Brian Dillon Considers the Restless Geometry of Blind Spots

By Brian Dillon | April 25, 2023

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How <em>Board Game Geek</em> Helped Make Board Games More Inclusive

How Board Game Geek Helped Make Board Games More Inclusive

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How Messy Can a <br>Rom-Com Be?

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Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

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Ramona Ausubel on the Softness of Beasts

By Ramona Ausubel | April 19, 2023

You Can Hate Leaving Your Child, and Be Glad You Went

You Can Hate Leaving Your Child, and Be Glad You Went

“I would be a different kind of mother if I didn’t get on that plane."

By Mary Louise Kelly | April 19, 2023

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