Personal Narrative
I Wasn’t Excited for My Top Surgery. That Doesn’t Negate My Desire for It
Expansion doesn’t have to be sure or aware of itself
May 7 - Billy Lezra
essays
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Observations from Inside Immigration Court
ICE regularly detains people in these very hallways, often violently separating children from their parents
Apr 16 - Laurie Lathem
Personal Narrative
Quick, Playful Writing Exercises for When You’re Feeling Stuck
These unintimidating experiments will reinvigorate your writing when you need a breakthrough
Apr 14 - Ramona Ausubel
Craft
We Were Too Young to Understand What Happened With the Man in the White Van
The moment changed us without our understanding why
Apr 9 - Angela Pelster
Personal Narrative
What Was Lost When My Daughter Gained Sound
Before my daughter’s surgery, I wanted to make the right choice
Apr 2 - Christie Chapman
Personal Narrative
My Undiagnosed Chronic Illness Taught Me to Love Sci-Fi
The genre taps into our culture’s deepest anxieties about the trustworthiness of women
Mar 27 - Carli Cutchin
Books & Culture
Instructions for Repairing a Robot Black Boy
For my whole life, people have seemed too fleshy. I don’t understand how they can feel so deeply
Mar 26 - Martheaus Perkins
Personal Narrative
I Can’t Make Narrative Sense of My Mother Losing Her Memory
How do I make it into story, this unraveling mind, while I’m still disappearing in front of it?
Mar 19 - Veronica Vo
Personal Narrative
Author AI Scams Bingo
Protect your writing from the artificial intelligences that live in your inbox
Mar 13 - R.L. Maizes the Elder
Humor
I Was Never the Kind of Indian Girl That Indian Guys Liked
We were giddy with our luck at having found each other after years of meeting people who weren’t right
Mar 12 - Kalpana Narayanan
Personal Narrative
You Can’t Uncast a Spell
“Wicked: For Good” blissfully forgets the lingering pain and permanent damage of fascism
Mar 10 - Holli Flanagan
Books & Culture
Masking My Autism Made Me Sick
The rules dictated that I hide not only my sensitivity but my essential being in the world
Mar 5 - Sarah Jane Cody
Personal Narrative
“Wuthering Heights” Was Never a Love Story
Fennell’s film is not a faithful adaptation; it’s a testament to the contagiousness of the energy and pleasure in Brontë’s writing
Mar 3 - Katherine J. Chen
Books & Culture
