Tag: Jacqueline Alnes

What kinds of relationships exist between humans and animals, and what well-intentioned actions from humans bring harm?

“I have spent innumerable afternoon hours with the essays below, each writer’s words a lifeline pulling me from the deep.”

A late bloomer as far as relationships go, my first encounter with heartbreak came from the track. It was junior year. The district meet: all big Texas sky and girls next to me adjusting hair ties and heat waves shimmering ahead. At that point in my life, I had devoted myself entirely to running. I […]

Jacqueline Alnes mines personal memory as she examines baseball’s culture, its hidden histories, and the gender and disparities in the game today.

Jacqueline Alnes brings us six stories on disability and discrimination in higher education.

“…how do we begin to change the narrative of how women’s pain is perceived, understood, and treated?”

“In the following essays, writers interrogate the complicated pasts of place through food, express nostalgia for long-gone homes, and find belonging by sharing meals.”

“There is beauty to be found in mining hidden histories, but also, in letting them rest.”

Jacqueline Alnes brings us eight stories on love in its many-splendored guises.

Jacqueline Alnes shares 10 pieces that examine sports and mental health.

#MeToo isn’t just a moment, it’s a movement. And there’s a lot of work yet to do.

Jacqueline Alnes brings us eight stories about those who live to deceive.

Jacqueline Alnes shares her own school shooting story, along with five stories on how events like Columbine, Newtown, Sandy Hook, and Parkland have impacted individuals, families, and communities.

Nine stories examining the lack of and dire need for more women coaches in sport.

Eight stories that explore the theme, “home.”

Eight pieces about women fighting to be seen and heard.

Eight stories of being ill and being dismissed by the medical establishment.