While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
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Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Convenience Store Woman
If the convenience store and Japanese society are so similar, why can Keiko Furukura function in one and not the other?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Michelle Dean Uncovers Some Truths About Snopes
The history of Snopes, the legendary internet fact-finding site.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Men Explain Sylvia Plath’s Suffering to Us
Emily Van Duyne wonders why Sylvia Plath’s accounts of Ted Hughes’s violence toward her have been so frequently dismissed or minimized.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Unapologetic Women
The Unforgettable Edie Windsor
It’s said about a lot of people, but true of only a few: There was something special about Edie.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
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.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Assertiveness Training
Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
‘But Islam Does Not Forbid Love’: How Young Muslims Define ‘Halal Dating’
Today’s young Muslims are finding ways to develop romantic relationships and while observing Islamic beliefs forbidding pre-marital sex.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Story
Little Führers Everywhere
Vegas Tenhold spent six years covering the disorganized chaos of hate groups, and watched as they began to gather around a few media savvy voices.
