“Over many decades, my grandmother gave responses to thousands of questions, wrote tens of thousands of words, and spoke for hours and hours while tapes rolled. She would be, in other words, the perfect candidate for AI reanimation.” In my household, the transition from summer to fall has been tough. Lately, to help my daughter […]
A look at the environmental cost of the booming vinyl record industry.
“Souvenir: the French for ‘to remember,’ from the Latin subvenire—literally, ‘to come from below.’”
The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using.
In this excerpt, Mac Barnett recalls how dull “early reader” books inspired him to write books for kids.
“Ronald was my mother’s uncle, a fashion designer who fled Texas for New York at 19. I met him only once. In my memory, we are sitting on the front porch, the hairs standing up on my arms as the sun wanes. His head is bent over a piece of paper, sketching my 7-year-old face. […]
Showcasing stories from Will Leitch, Abrahm Lustgarten, Hayley Campbell, Tony Ho Tran, and Kim Cross.
“After suffering decades of abuse, Helen Naslund was sentenced for killing her husband on their Alberta farm.”
“Screenshots are also proof of memory — proof that I was there, online at a moment in time.”
Seven stories highlighting the perspective of estranged adult children.
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