On having a twin with cerebral palsy and navigating school bullies.
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Smoking: A Legal Weed Reading List
The economy, the culture, and the promise of cannabis.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Out There: On Not Finishing
What happens if the stories we tell ourselves about our lives leave us lonely, wrestling with meaning?
Posted inNonfiction
Self Portrait With iPhone
Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
“I miss my body when it was ferocious” The Transfiguration of Paul Curreri
For years, singer-songwriter Paul Curreri was a shouter of singular beauty. Then he went quiet — slowly, at first, then all of a sudden.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
Jericho Brown: ‘Write into the Deep Dark Wreck’
“I grow green with hope. I’d like to end there.”
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Fire/Flood: A Southern California Pastoral
In and around Los Angeles, natural and man-made disasters have been inextricable for almost two centuries.
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Shelved: Pink Floyd’s Household Objects
On Syd Barrett’s time with Pink Floyd and making an album with household objects and found sounds.
Posted inCommentary, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
When Time Costs Too Much
If you are the family breadwinner, how do you calculate the value of time with your children?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
The Power of a Judith Krantz Sex Scene
A ‘90s romance novel offers a glimpse of queer possibility and illuminates the complications of writing about queer love.
