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Pam Mandel

Posted inNonfiction

Self Portrait With iPhone

by Pam Mandel May 13, 2020December 9, 2022

Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story

A Second Passport

by Pam Mandel February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism

A Second Passport

by Pam Mandel February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Exodus in the Ozarks

by Pam Mandel June 4, 2018October 19, 2022

At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

Exodus in the Ozarks

by Pam Mandel June 4, 2018October 19, 2022

At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.

Chippiparai dog at the streets of Tirupudaimarudur
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Dog Breeds Disappearing in India

by Pam Mandel December 5, 2017October 19, 2022

Skilled, sturdy and well adapted to the country’s tropical climate, these dogs are great workers and excellent companions. Unfortunately, the other characteristic Indian breeds share is that they’re disappearing.

Male and female mannequins In storage
Posted ininvestigations, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Aftermarket for (Human) Spare Parts

by Pam Mandel November 6, 2017October 19, 2022

“What they are doing is profiting from the sale of humans.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Are We Having Fun Yet?

by Pam Mandel November 6, 2017October 19, 2022

The Museum of Ice Cream is popular, colorful, and sugary, but are visitors playing—or playing themselves?

Posted inEditor's Pick

Cashing in on the Donated Dead

by Pam Mandel October 25, 2017October 19, 2022

In the U.S. market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Don’t Let the Camels Bite You, and Other Lessons from a Long Walk in the Outback

by Pam Mandel August 31, 2017October 19, 2022

“…the camels were always looking around as they walked, with a prospective optimism that eluded us.”

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