In November 2015, I adopted a dog. Harley. These 12 pounds of mostly shelter-raised animal cracked open the harder parts of my heart and I found myself sobbing into my coffee, almost daily, while reading the latest stories about rescue dogs. I’d gone so far as to set a Google Alert on “rescue dog,” and […]
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Exorcism and the Catholic Church
Dan Shewan writes about the business of exorcism for Pacific Standard.
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Leaving a Good Man Is Hard To Do
When women end relationships, it seems like the emotion we most acutely feel is the guilt of having pushed it away.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
How Does It Feel To Be Unwanted?
And how many times can you start your life all over again from zero? If there’s anyone who knows the answer, it’s Claudia Amaro.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
My Work, My Choice: ‘I Am a Prostitute’
As she prepares to transition out of sex work and into writing full-time, Charlotte Shane reflects on the politics of identity—specifically, her decision to call herself a prostitute.
Posted inFiction, Nonfiction, Reading List
A Reading List for the Fourth of July
In between bites of hot dog and sunscreen applications, you can read about police brutality, what the rest of the world thinks about the United States, one woman’s American wardrobe and so much more.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
‘I Was Figuring Out How to Enter Evidence into the Inquiry of My Own Death’
In Pacific Standard, Ezekiel Kweku writes about preparing to be stopped by the police and how his parents helped guide him to be “alive and black in this world.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Between Mom and Stepmom
Sarah Menkedick reflects on the very different—and complementary—ways in which her mother and her stepmother have nurtured her.
Posted inDiscussions, Story
‘No One Should be Doomed to Just One Story’: An ‘S-Town’ Roundtable
How we feel about a person’s privacy seems to correlate with how much control they have in the decision to open up.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Drinking Chai to Savannah: Reflections on Identity, Inclusion and Power in the South
On a girls’ road trip to Savannah with six of her immigrant friends, Anjali Enjeti recalls a traumatic racist incident she experienced as a teen—an interaction that framed her understanding of her otherness, in Georgia, and America.
