Under the Influence: Watch(wo)men By Soraya Roberts Feature We watch the (women) influencers watching the (heavily female) influencing industry, but the men aren’t entirely in the dark.
My Brown Dad Voted for Trump By Anjoli Roy Feature Anjoli Roy struggles to understand the conservative father she dearly loves.
Tar Bubbles By Melissa Matthewson Feature Melissa Matthewson remembers the flights of fancy that kept her company as a young girl, and bears witness to her daughter’s.
Cross Talk By Jacqueline Alnes Feature Jacqueline Alnes wrestles with identity, belonging, and privilege after a crisis of faith at a Missouri-based Christian Kamp 9,000 miles from her Indonesian home.
The Speaking Length By Josh Roiland Feature What we mean never fully transmits into what is understood.
Every One of Us Is Other: Looking Back on Representation in “Heavenly Creatures” 25 Years Later By Alex Difrancesco Feature Alex DiFrancesco reflects on Peter Jackson’s nuanced approach to representation in the critically acclaimed film.
Under the Influence: Deeper Than Beauty By Soraya Roberts Feature Influencers who break type, like Mina Gerges or Jakiya Brown, have more than just an image. They have a story — and a plan.
When It Comes to the Climate Crisis, Don’t Forget the Power of the States By Livia Gershon Feature Even with the federal government in chaos, there’s still plenty of opportunity to solve a global problem.
Brigid, Magdalene, My Mother, and Me By Carmel Mc Mahon Feature Carmel Mc Mahon contemplates the legacy of trauma passed down through generations of Irish women.
How to Stay Out of Your Editor’s ‘Jerks’ File By Sari Botton Highlight Rule one of freelance writing: accept rejection with grace.
The Spiritual Path at Fat Camp By Mona Kirschner Feature After a ten-year relationship ends painfully, Mona Kirschner finds herself searching for emotional and physical healing at a weight loss center in Brazil.
Kissed a Girl By Longreads Feature Vickie Vértiz maneuvers her way around teenage love, friend envy, and being outed by her Mexican mother.
California Burning By Tessa Love Feature A year after the Camp Fire, Tessa Love contemplates home, California’s undoing, and what it means to belong.
Whose Boots on the Ground By Kiley Bense Feature We invest a great deal of collective energy in commemorating our war dead. But do we remember them?
The Beauty of “Bl-Bl-Bl-Blue Moon” By Krista Stevens Highlight As a society, we need to challenge our assumption that stammering makes someone somehow deficient.
What Hockey Gives and What Hockey Takes Away By Krista Stevens Highlight Hockey is good for the heart and soul, but treacherous for the brain.
The Art of Losing Friends and Alienating People By Laura Lippman Feature Laura Lippman, admittedly a rotten friend, is bummed by the ways in which friendships end as one gets older.
Under the Influence: White Lies By Soraya Roberts Feature When you read “influencer,” do you think “white woman”? That’s not a surprise: the stereotypes originally established offline are reaffirmed on social media by the same systems.
B is for Bastard By Brian Gresko Feature As a boy, after the trauma of learning he is not his father’s biological son, Brian Gresko finds his sense of himself is shattered.
The Name Change Dilemma By Hannah Howard Feature Hannah Howard considers tradition, identity, and love as she navigates the decision whether to keep her name after her wedding.
David Letterman Is Truly Sorry By Sari Botton Highlight Ten years after calling Letterman out for creating a hostile work environment for women, Nell Scovell gets to talk with him about it.
Airbrushing Out the Evidence of Her Son’s Differences By Sari Botton Highlight Are you really achieving representation for your child with special needs if you’re only sharing the upbeat, attractive photos on social media?
As Impossible and Imperfect as Translation By Krista Stevens Highlight “But poetry…has helped me to find new meaning within and across linguistic boundaries.”
Learning from Perimenopause and a Kpop Idol By Wendy Gan Feature Struggling with fluctuating hormones, Wendy Gan is inspired by the musician Mino to stop muting herself and return to writing.
I Never Wanted my Hemangioma to Define Me By Emily Weitz Feature Emily Weitz looks back at a childhood filled with surgeries, harsh stares, and proving she was more than just the skin on her face.
Carrying Histories of Protest By Longreads Feature Jaquira Díaz witnesses her father’s rebellious fight for a better life, and her homeland’s fight for its place in the world.
Beautiful Women, Ugly Scenes: On Novelist Nettie Jones and the Madness of ‘Fish Tales’ By Michael Gonzales Feature Edited by Toni Morrison, the 1983 novel ‘Fish Tales’ by Nettie Jones was supposed to set the literary world on fire. It didn’t.
I Had a Friend. He Dreamed of Israel. By Michael Shapiro Feature After 35 years, a visit to a grave, and to a different country.
A Woman’s Work: Till Death Do Us Part By Carolita Johnson Feature Carolita Johnson considers the emotional and physical labor required of women as their loved ones die.
My Year on a Shrinking Island By Michael Blair Mount Feature Former baker Michael Mount explores the interplay of community, cookie dough, and changing terrain on Martha’s Vineyard
