S. Kirk Walsh reflects on her friendship with a gay man battling AIDS — how he taught her to grieve her own infertility, and live life more fully.
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Posted inFiction, Story
The Wolves
A forester’s daughter spends a night in a cabin in Soviet Russia, but it takes decades to discover how much danger she put her family in.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction
Two Brothers, Two Earthquakes
On Sept. 19, 2017 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. For two brothers the fear was familiar—they had experienced this exactly 32 years before.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Bang and Vanish
A trip to Key West becomes an unexpected journey involving a sacred bird, a beloved dog, and the challenge of coming to terms with the nature of fate.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
We Stand on Guard for Bieber
How Canadian is Justin Bieber? His hometown’s “Steps to Stardom” exhibit provides some answers.
Posted inNonfiction
Age Appropriate
Jen Doll comes to terms with her inner teenager … or whatever.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
RNC vs. DNC: A Reading List Examining the Conventions
Revisiting the political conventions.
Posted ineducation, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
A Long, Lasting Influence on Educational Equity
As the Philadelphia Eagles start the 2018-19 NFL season, defensive end Chris Long is also committed to making wins off the field by creating educational equity for students in the United States.
Posted inUnapologetic Women
On Becoming a Woman Who Knows Too Much
Through my education I’d become a trusted source of specialized knowledge. But how could I become the kind of leader who is surrounded with people like me?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, History, Story, Writing
This Is How They Saved Me
One month after her father was arrested, Neda Semnani and her family were taken on a dangerous journey to be smuggled out of Iran.
