“For a year and a half, my anxiety’s natural instincts—to stay at home, surrounded by trusted people—became the way of things. I no longer had to force myself to run a daily gauntlet of low-level fear. Unchallenged, the fears became stronger, and multiplied.”
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Fear of Suffering Alone
After separating from her husband and entering quarantine, Anne Liu Kellor faces her ongoing desire for a partner and the necessity of loving herself.
This Month In Books: The Book Is an Escape Tool
Sometimes telling a story is the only way to escape it.
A Single Sentence
In an clandestinely written memoir, a jailed Turkish novelist and political dissident remembers the single sentence that changed everything at the moment of his arrest.
The Elevator-Phobes of a Vertical City
New York City has more elevators than Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington combined — and every day, dozens of people acutely afraid of riding them need to find their way up and down the skyline.
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.
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.
Philippe Petit Reflects on a Lifetime of Fear
For the high-wire artist, living in fear is the definition of death.