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Self Portrait With iPhone

by Pam Mandel May 13, 2020December 9, 2022

Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.

Posted inEditor's Pick

A Second Passport

by Sari Botton February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

In this personal essay, instead of returning home after a trip to Israel like most Birthright tourists do, Pam Mandel goes on to Egypt, and beyond.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Story

A Second Passport

by Pam Mandel February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured

A Second Passport

by Pam Mandel February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .

Posted inEditor's Pick

Exodus in the Ozarks

by Sari Botton June 4, 2018October 19, 2022

A travel essay in which, at a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Exodus in the Ozarks

by Pam Mandel June 4, 2018October 19, 2022

At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

Exodus in the Ozarks

by Pam Mandel June 4, 2018October 19, 2022

At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

My Favorite Animal Longreads of 2016

by Pam Mandel December 19, 2016October 19, 2022

In November 2015, I adopted a dog. Harley. These 12 pounds of mostly shelter-raised animal cracked open the harder parts of my heart and I found myself sobbing into my coffee, almost daily, while reading the latest stories about rescue dogs. I’d gone so far as to set a Google Alert on “rescue dog,” and […]

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

My Favorite Animal Longreads of 2016

by Pam Mandel December 19, 2016October 19, 2022

In November 2015, I adopted a dog. Harley. These 12 pounds of mostly shelter-raised animal cracked open the harder parts of my heart and I found myself sobbing into my coffee, almost daily, while reading the latest stories about rescue dogs. I’d gone so far as to set a Google Alert on “rescue dog,” and […]

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