In searching for meaning behind a random encounter and his mother’s death, Josh Roiland explores compassion.
Essays & Criticism
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A Runaway Sister’s Survivor Guilt
Chris J. Rice reaches out to the baby brother she left behind when she ran away from their abusive mother at 15.
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At McSorley’s: Unsorted Regulars, Misfits, Liars, Heroes, and Psychos
Rafe Bartholomew discovers his father’s voice in the very place he thought was holding him back, McSorley’s Old Ale House
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A Life Measured in Swipe-Rights
Andrew Kay found himself on the dating scene and the academic job market at the time time, living life as one long interview.
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My Bad Parenting Advice Addiction
When her son was born, Emily Gould read 25 books about babies and sleep, but wound up only more confused.
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Yesterday Once More: Why the Carpenters Are Still Huge in the Philippines
Karen Tongson was named after 1970s soft rock icon Karen Carpenter, and she examines what fuels the Carpenters’ popularity in her home country.
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On Self Reflection: An Incomplete List of My Failures
Sarah Gerard digs into her failures as part of her ongoing recovery from anorexia and bulimia.
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The Lost Art of Getting Lost
Pam Mandel’s absurdly earned travel resume is why she always have time for the same sentiments from other voices of this rootless era.
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The Admission
Stacy Torres recalls the mixture of frustration and relief that came with checking herself into a New York City psych ward at the age of 20.
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The Boom Boom Song
A toddler teaches her grandfather about the deep emotional structure of babies and adults, the perfect yoga pose for a complete meltdown, and the imperative to boogie.