Sober Gay Man Seeks…What, Exactly, He’s No Longer Sure By Larry Ruhl Feature A survivor of childhood sexual abuse now in recovery, Larry Ruhl finds himself adrift in the age of hookup apps.
Rules for Departure By Rachel Z. Arndt Feature While hitching a ride to a week-long bike tour, Rachel Z. Arndt considers the rituals of leaving — and making a clean break.
Junot Diaz on The Legacy of Childhood Trauma By Krista Stevens Highlight Junot Diaz suffered for years after being raped by a trusted adult at age 8.
A Clarifying Dose of Reality (TV) By Valentina Valentini Feature A try-out for American Idol put Valentina Valentini permanently off fame-seeking.
Queens of Infamy: Eleanor of Aquitaine By Anne Thériault Feature Life gets busy when you have empires to build and marriages to annul.
My Own ‘Bad Story’: I Thought Journalism Would Make a Hero of Me By Steve Almond Feature Steve Almond considers his beginnings in journalism through the lens of the ‘bad stories’ he believes delivered our country to the Trump era.
The Religion No One Talks About: My Search For Answers in an Old Caribbean Faith By Sarah Betancourt Feature Writer Sarah Betancourt explores her connections to Espiritismo and Santeria.
Is Journalism a Form of Activism? By Danielle Tcholakian Feature It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in.
Bending the Straight Line of Queer History By Manuel Betancourt Feature Recent novels by Alan Hollinghurst, John Boyne, and Tim Murphy experiment with the idea of progress over time.
Who Does She Think She Is? By Laurie Penny Feature The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.
Uncomfortable Silences: A Walk in Myanmar By David Fettling Feature Now what I remember most about my guide is what he said about the Rohingya. But I walked 50 kilometers with him before he said it.
You’ve Reached the Winter of Our Discontent By Rebecca Schuman Feature A half-assed elegy for the Cool-Loser Dream Boy of Gen-X cinema.
Growing Up Around Funeral Homes Didn’t Prepare Me for Death By Jodie Briggs Feature As the daughter of a funeral director, Jodie Briggs thought she knew all about death. Then her dad almost died.
This Is How They Saved Me By Michelle Legro Feature One month after her father was arrested, Neda Semnani and her family were taken on a dangerous journey to be smuggled out of Iran.
With a Rent-Stabilized Lease, Finding the Line Between Luck and a Life Sentence By Eryn Loeb Feature Eryn Loeb recalls the tiny, decrepit tenement where she lived for a decade, and the cool aunt who passed it on to her.
Death Rattle: The Body’s Betrayals By Ellen Wayland-Smith Feature Since my father’s death, I dream about descents and falls. How, without warning, gravity has you in its grip.
‘Forgive Yourself. And Forgive Me.’ By Alice Driver Feature Alice Driver considers what lessons to take from a late uncle’s life.
The Friend That Got Away By Beverly Donofrio Feature Beverly Donofrio looks back on a friendship she hadn’t expected to make — or to lose.
The Man in the Mirror By Alison Kinney Feature In the aftermath of rape, Alison Kinney discovers that a new lover who helps you to heal can just as easily betray you.
A Storyteller, Unbecoming By Namrata Poddar Feature On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
The Stuff That Came Between Mom and Me: A Story About Hoarding By Susan Fekete Feature Mom would make excuses about not having cleaned the house. I knew they were lies. I knew her house was full.
Doomed in Nashville By Monica Drake Feature On a whirlwind book tour, Monica Drake fights to resist the pull of an emotional — and physical — abyss.
How to Write a Memoir While Grieving By Nicole Chung Feature Nicole Chung contemplates loss, adoption, and working on a book her late father won’t get to see.
My Abuser’s Gender Made Me Doubt My Experience By Caroline Catlin Feature After an assault, Caroline Catlin questions the safety of queerness.
Grief is a Jumble Word By Ken Otterbourg Feature Ken Otterbourg contemplates love and loss and what we remember when we try to forget.
How Black Panther Asks Us to Examine Who We Are To One Another By Rahawa Haile Feature Rahawa Haile considers how, by sliding between the real and unreal, Black Panther frees us to imagine the possibilities — and the limitations — of an Africa that does not yet exist.
We’ve Always Hated Girls Online: A Wayback Machine Investigation By Julianne Aguilar Feature Searching for a teen girl who was once internet famous for her coding skills, a former fan uncovers a story of harassment.
The Hotel of Multiple Realities By Emily Carter Roiphe Feature While recovering from an aneurysm, Emily Carter Roiphe discovers the hospital houses a series of alternate realms.
An Education in Doubt By Catherine Cusick Feature In her memoir ‘Educated,’ Tara Westover studies herself to safety, but books can’t rescue her from the memories of sustained violence.
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