A personal essay in which Monica Drake recalls the time a famous actress was interested in adapting her novel, Clown Girl, for the screen.
Essays & Criticism
Posted inBooks, Story
My Half-Sister’s Half a Life
Jeannie’s father never spoke of his daughter who had died at 16, the mysterious half-sister who shared her name.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Mr. Throat and Me
When life’s greatest pleasure is the one you have to quit.
Posted inEditor's Pick
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About
A personal essay in which Michele Filgate looks back at her life as a teen living with an abusive stepfather, and considers her mother’s reluctance to protect her daughter, or even speak about it.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Writing the Monsignor
A personal Essay in which young adult author Mary O’Connell reflects on her early writing endeavors, with a local priest’s scandals and her own questioning of faith as her “material.”
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Whistleblower in the Family
After her father was arrested for fraud, Pearl Abraham began the the slow, painful process of unraveling her Hasidic family ties.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Weighing Justice With a Jury of Her ‘Peers’
While serving as foreperson on a grand jury in Alabama, Susana Morris confronts power and privilege in the criminal justice system.
Posted inEditor's Pick
I Was a 9-Year-Old Playboy Bunny
A personal essay in which Shannon Lell recalls discovering her father’s porn collection when she was 9. Looking back on her childhood longing to be a sex-symbol, she grapples with a lifetime of self-objectification.
Posted inNonfiction, Uncategorized
Reflections of an Accidental Florist
When a painter stumbles into a floral career, she sees the ugly truth behind a colorful, fragrant industry.