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student debt

Posted inNonfiction

Debt Demands a Body

by Kristin Collier December 1, 2021October 18, 2022

“The future that debt chose for me — indeed the future it chooses for many people — included a lot of shame, confusion, and pain.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo-Hoo

by Christy Lynch October 16, 2019January 20, 2023

A Childless Millennial’s Guide to Falling Apart at Disney World

Posted inUncategorized

The Crushing, Ever-Present Weight of Debt

by Krista Stevens July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

“We were nothing to these companies but a number in a database. And they fully controlled our fates.”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The Price of Tuition-Free College

by Catherine Cusick September 27, 2017October 19, 2022

Tuition-free college is a reality in California. The catch is that eligible students can’t always afford rent, food, or books.

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