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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Food, Highlight, Quotes
Consider Who Can Afford the Oyster
If the personal is political, then food is political — and food writing should be, too.
Posted inNonfiction
It’s Time To Talk About Solar Geoengineering
We need to start talking about seemingly drastic approaches to the climate crisis, such as sun-dimming aerosols, right now — or we risk losing democratic control of the process.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Grieving, but Calmed by a Different Kind of Storm
In isolation, Stephanie Land finds surprising relief from PTSD — and discovers she is able to write again.
Posted inNonfiction
Liberation: a Love Story (and a Reckoning)
Rebecca Wong integrates new information into her understanding and appreciation of her grandfather, and how he survived the Holocaust.
Posted inStory
“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 inNonfiction
Learning from Perimenopause and a Kpop Idol
Struggling with fluctuating hormones, Wendy Gan is inspired by the musician Mino to stop muting herself and return to writing.
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American Tests
In her quest to become truly American, Jakki Kerubo discovers what it means to belong in a place.
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We Are All We Have
While caring for her mother post-surgery and her grandmother during her final days, Megan Stielstra wonders who’s really taking care of who.
Posted inStory
Won’t You Be My Neighbor: An Anti-Hate Pop Culture Syllabus
Media and entertainment grounded in empathy are a critical part of a saner culture — and we can all help by actively producing, seeking, and supporting it.
