A new mother struggles to make sense of intergenerational trauma, biological memory and the guilty privilege of passing as white even though she is Jewish.
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Celebrating a Second Independence Day: A Juneteenth Reading List
Nine stories that explain the fraught history of the holiday, and the need for celebration.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Who I Became at the Running of the Bulls
In Pamplona, Ella Alexander found an adrenaline rush, an interesting story, and a side of herself she didn’t recognize.
Posted inBooks, Story
Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Writing the Monsignor
Mary O’Connell recalls her college efforts to write about a scandalized priest from her youth.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout
David Brown’s Quiet Resilience
The former Dallas police chief is familiar with loss: Violence took his son, younger brother, and former partner. His response to the killing of five officers last July was inspiring. He’s not done giving back.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
My Mongolian Spot
An ephemeral birthmark is a rare gift, connecting me to generations spanning the centuries.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Take Me Home
While teaching English to communist party officials in post-war Laos, Kathryn Kefauver Goldberg reflects on silence and the legacy of trauma.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Reading List
A Transgender-Military Reading List
Thousands of people in the U.S.’s all-volunteer military are transgender.
