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.
And What of My Wrath?
Cersei Lannister could have been a great antihero, but she was on the wrong show.
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.
Confessions of a Lapsed Catholic Dancer
In this personal essay, Kate Branca considers the body as an instrument of faith.
Becoming Family
Jennifer Berney explores how queer families challenge traditional notions of heredity and paternity.
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.
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.
‘Little Grandpa’ and The List
When her grandfather died, Abigail Rasminsky learned about a part of his life she’d known nothing about.
Mother/Russia
The Americans shows us one way to write a female antihero.
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.