On injury, compensation, and living with pain.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Keeping My Promise to Popo
As Anne Liu Kellor says goodbye to her Chinese grandmother in the hospital, she taps into buried memories and family trauma.
Posted inStory
The Hare Krishnas of Coal Country
The world is full of make-believe. Some of it is sweet, some of it is sick. It persists because we have found no other antidote for pain.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Who was Behind the First State-Sponsored Computer Attack? The Russians, Quelle Surprise
“Don’t go screwing with information that belongs to innocent people!”
Posted inNonfiction
The Coastal Shelf
June Amelia Rose remembers coming out in her youth to a turbulent family as her mother died of cancer.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
Remembering the Things That Remain
A Polish artist invites a journalist to dig into disturbing remnants from the Holocaust that Poland would rather keep buried.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
What Hockey Gives and What Hockey Takes Away
Hockey is good for the heart and soul, but treacherous for the brain.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Please Don’t You Be My Neighbor
“To watch those people vanish and be replaced by people who shine like glass, who cut through the sidewalks like knives but reflect nothing back, has been another scraping out. Am I still here? I don’t know anyone here anymore.”
Posted inNonfiction
Addiction’s Seismic Effects on a Family
A mother confronts the painful truths of trying to save a son who’s a danger not only to himself, but to the rest of the family as well.
Posted inUncategorized
The Nontrivial Pursuit of Quiz Glory
Even in the age of the search engine, the pleasure of knowing the right answer endures.
