Mindy Greenstein looks back on the gambling that was a big part of life with her Holocaust refugee parents.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The 17-Year Itch
Laura Jean Baker finds that being a feminist married to a progressive man isn’t a fail-safe against sexism occasionally intruding in their marriage.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Writing to Avoid Erasure
After finding a note left by his grandfather, Aram Mrjoian considers how writing about the Armenian diaspora could help prevent history from being forgotten.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Writing to Avoid Erasure
After finding a note left by his grandfather, Aram Mrjoian considers how writing about the Armenian diaspora could help prevent history from being forgotten.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Some Apache People Deal with Intergenerational Trauma
In the mountains of northern Mexico, some of Geronimo’s decedents try to forgive the perpetrators of the wars against Native Americans.
Posted inNonfiction
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
In the story of one Mexican-American woman’s life, we can see the whole tragic story of the US-Mexico border’s transformation from a simple chain-link fence to a humanitarian crisis.
Posted inNonfiction
Lengua Tacos
Feliz Moreno searches for an answer to the frequently asked question ‘Do you speak Spanish?’ during a trip to Mexico.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘I Knew It Was Not My Correct Life, Because It Asked Me To Mute My Voice.’
Reema Zaman on deciding she would no longer live to please men, and how women’s self-esteem and self-love is a revolutionary act of dissent.
Posted inBlog Post, Crime
Letting Go As a Way of Living: Writing About Radical Forgiveness
As these stories show, mercy isn’t a choice you make once. As the years go by, forgiveness becomes more and more complex.
