As a nursing mother newly exposed to the harsh realities of milk production, Liza Monroy reconsiders the dairy cow, and questions the meaning of compassion.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
But What Will Your Parents Think?
Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Searching Sephora for an Antidote to Aging — and Grief
Five years after her mother’s death, while still grieving and suddenly middle-aged, Abby Mims turns to beauty products to cure what ails her.
Posted inBusiness, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Leaning In with Alex P. Keaton
Born with serious CEO aspirations, Nicole Cyrus found her role model in a white kid from an ’80s sitcom.
Posted inReading List
Addiction, Disorder, Disease, Call It What You Want: A Reading List on Alcoholism
A reading list on alcoholism, for both the hopeful and the cynical.
Posted inReading List
I Will Outlive My Cat: A Reading List on Pet Death
Alison Fishburn shares seven longreads on how humans experience the death of their pets.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Burdens We Carry
Amy Scheiner reflects on her mother’s sudden death and what it means to be a woman in a world that is set up to bury them.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
When a Missing Nickel Makes All the Difference
“Yet money was a lie—pieces of paper and metal suggesting prices for goods, services, labor, and human beings themselves in a way that often had more to do with profit than with true value.”
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National Parks: AÂ Reading List
Jacqueline Alnes considers the wealth, privilege, racism, and violence inherent in our relationships with U.S. National Parks.
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.
