After her husband’s infidelity, Christine Kalafus re-architected her marriage. Now she needs to let her son in on the plans.
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Exilium Vita Est: The Island Home of Victor Hugo
Emma Jacobs takes us on an illustrated journey of Hugo’s writing life in exile on Guernsey, where he completed Les Misérables.
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“The Leaky Vessel”: On Lewis Carroll and the Perils of Being Female
Rachel Vorona Cote on how the Victorian era’s restrictive prescriptions for acceptable female behavior pollute society to this day.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Polar Exploration: The Story of Pain
It’s -40F. Your mission? Travel 20 miles back to town on skinny skis while pulling a heavy sled over the frozen earth. Oh, by the way — you have 72 hours or you fail the exam.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
When the Climate Change Story Becomes Your Life Story
Moving from bustling, expensive Seattle to tiny Ashland, Oregon seemed like an improvement, until the forest fire season began.
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Outside the Manson Pinkberry
Manson bloggers, the world of murder fandom, and the philosophy of being — can you ever escape who you are, or were?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
My Brown Dad Voted for Trump
Anjoli Roy struggles to understand the conservative father she dearly loves.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
Reconnecting with Nature, and with Wi-Fi
What does a naturalist do at the end of their career!? Retire in nature, of course.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Pot Luck
Searching for justice in the newly legal weed economy
Posted inNonfiction
Postcard from the (Literal) Edge
In an excerpt from her recovery memoir, Erin Khar recalls the depths of her self-destruction as a heroin addict.
