A Chloe Caldwell Reading List

She’ll show you her demons if you’ll show her yours—her style is deeply personal, almost confessional, but Chloe never seems to write from a place of exhibitionism.

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Published: Jun 28, 2015

‘We Have to Do Better’: A Reading List on the Charleston Church Massacre

“We have to demand accountability from one another and stand up for people of color—in the streets, in our Facebook feeds, in our offices and homes.”

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Published: Jun 19, 2015

Six Stories About the Swimming Pool

Ready to grab your towel? Take a dip in these six stories about swimming pools.

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Published: Jun 14, 2015

Session In Progress: Five Stories About Therapy

Here are five stories about different people experiencing different kinds of therapy.

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Published: Jun 7, 2015

The People on Our Postage Stamps: A Reading List

After much deliberation, I chose to feature five stamped individuals: an inventor, an entertainer, an activist, a journalist and a short story mastermind.

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Published: May 31, 2015

The Art of the Con: Four Stories About Scams

There are lots of well-told stories about con men, Craigslist hoaxes and financial scams—here are a few of my favori

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Published: May 24, 2015

Four Stories About Disordered Eating

I think many of us have experiences with disordered eating, subconsciously or not.

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Published: May 17, 2015

A Collection of Stories About Not Choosing Motherhood

These folks have given their decisions a lot of thought—choosing not to parent at all is as big a decision as choosing to have a baby, or two, or five. It isn’t flippant, or silly, or selfish, as you’ll read in these essays and interviews.

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Published: May 10, 2015

The Skin I’m In: Stories By Writers of Color

I wanted to share these stories about love and music and beauty and family. These stories are also about hair, about plastic surgery, about skin color, about contending with the harmful standards imposed by white privilege. They’re all written by writers of color, whose stories don’t always get the air time they deserve.

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Published: May 3, 2015

Rest in Peace: Stories About Death Care

This week: five stories about laying the dead to rest.

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Published: Apr 19, 2015