Carolyn Wells

Aviva Coopersmith delivers a candid first-hand account on uncovering the harrowing truth behind her conception at the hands of an unscrupulous fertility doctor. The rest of the class-action plaintiffs are former patients: women like my mom who never consented to being inseminated with the sperm used to impregnate them; fathers like Rebecca’s, who have had […]

Did her grandpa meet Bonnie and Clyde? In this emotional essay, Lauren Hough attempts to find out — but eventually realizes it doesn’t matter either way. Downstairs, in a hallway, are the framed newspaper clippings to remind me why I’m here—Bonnie and Clyde and Grandpa Chuck. My grandpa, thankfully, isn’t mentioned in the clippings. He […]

Sonia Paul explores the cloying nature of caste: proving it can follow you wherever you go and whoever you become. “Anonymous, self-identified Dalit tech workers kept their videos off as they described how they had lost jobs and faced casteist slurs. Residents from dominant-caste backgrounds spoke of witnessing bias in their communities and in the […]

“It occurred to me that not once during the climb had I thought to turn away from the route to take in the overwhelming beauty of the place I was in. I’d been so focused on making up lost time and performing well that I had forgotten where I was. I wondered what else I […]

“The idea that romantic love is the most powerful love is unhelpful because it demotes all the other ways that you can love in your life. And none of them are weaker than romantic love, but we seem to think that they’re not as good. They’re not as important.”

“Over the next four months, as her classmates fretted over sophomore prom and physics tests, Gu agonised about which superpower to represent in the 2022 Olympics.”

“The court’s decision was unanimous. All nine justices voted against acknowledging sentimental value for wrongfully killed pets.”

“Some boys fall in love with trains, trucks, or baseball. Detweiler was beguiled by auctioneers.”