The Year of the Cat

A personal essay in which Elisabeth Donnelly looks back at a relationship with a wily cat during a lonely time in upstate New York.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 31, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,392 words)

And What of My Wrath?

Cersei Lannister could have been a great antihero, but she was on the wrong show.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 30, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,555 words)

At Transformation

A personal essay in which, on the cusp of a life-changing procedure, Jane Rideau Demuth makes peace with the paths that brought her here, and the obstacles she had to wrestle with along the way.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 28, 2019
Length: 23 minutes (5,756 words)

Confessions of a Lapsed Catholic Dancer

In this personal essay, Kate Branca considers the body as an instrument of faith.

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Published: May 24, 2019
Length: 21 minutes (5,497 words)

Becoming Family

Jennifer Berney explores how queer families challenge traditional notions of heredity and paternity.

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Published: May 21, 2019
Length: 17 minutes (4,486 words)

The Psychiatrist in My Writing Class and His ‘Gift’ of Hate

Rani Neutill recalls a literary workshop in which a white man critiqued her ability to write in “proper” English.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 20, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,723 words)

The Omen of the Wasps’ Nest

As she prepares to leave the home she shared with her ex, Marlene Adelstein finds herself fixated on the husk of a nest hanging in the yard.

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Published: May 17, 2019
Length: 14 minutes (3,712 words)

‘Little Grandpa’ and The List

When her grandfather died, Abigail Rasminsky learned about a part of his life she’d known nothing about.

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Published: May 13, 2019
Length: 16 minutes (4,208 words)

Mother/Russia

The Americans shows us one way to write a female antihero.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 13, 2019
Length: 11 minutes (2,965 words)

If You Should Find Yourself in the Dark

A personal essay in which Debbie Weingarten considers the anxieties of mothering and being human in a volatile world.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 9, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,460 words)