Books & Culture
You Can’t Uncast a Spell
“Wicked: For Good” blissfully forgets the lingering pain and permanent damage of fascism
Mar 10 - Holli Flanagan
essays
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What Was Lost When My Daughter Gained Sound
Before my daughter’s surgery, I wanted to make the right choice
Apr 2 - Christie Chapman
Personal Narrative
My Undiagnosed Chronic Illness Taught Me to Love Sci-Fi
The genre taps into our culture’s deepest anxieties about the trustworthiness of women
Mar 27 - Carli Cutchin
Books & Culture
Instructions for Repairing a Robot Black Boy
For my whole life, people have seemed too fleshy. I don’t understand how they can feel so deeply
Mar 26 - Martheaus Perkins
Personal Narrative
I Can’t Make Narrative Sense of My Mother Losing Her Memory
How do I make it into story, this unraveling mind, while I’m still disappearing in front of it?
Mar 19 - Veronica Vo
Personal Narrative
Author AI Scams Bingo
Protect your writing from the artificial intelligences that live in your inbox
Mar 13 - R.L. Maizes the Elder
Humor
I Was Never the Kind of Indian Girl That Indian Guys Liked
We were giddy with our luck at having found each other after years of meeting people who weren’t right
Mar 12 - Kalpana Narayanan
Personal Narrative
You Can’t Uncast a Spell
“Wicked: For Good” blissfully forgets the lingering pain and permanent damage of fascism
Mar 10 - Holli Flanagan
Books & Culture
Masking My Autism Made Me Sick
The rules dictated that I hide not only my sensitivity but my essential being in the world
Mar 5 - Sarah Jane Cody
Personal Narrative
“Wuthering Heights” Was Never a Love Story
Fennell’s film is not a faithful adaptation; it’s a testament to the contagiousness of the energy and pleasure in Brontë’s writing
Mar 3 - Katherine J. Chen
Books & Culture
The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Pulled Me Through The Grief of Family Loss
Characterized by the wish for peace, his art is being shunned during war
Feb 27 - Saachi Gupta
Books & Culture
I Wanted My Fiancé to Fight the Racist Men Who Harassed Me
His instinct was to get me out of there instead, and I never forgave him for it
Feb 26 - Savala Nolan
Personal Narrative
I Love Sally Rooney’s Books but I Love Her Essay About Competitive College Debate Even More
“Even if You Beat Me” traces the future author’s climb from anonymous college debater to Europe’s number one competitive debater
Feb 24 - Samantha Neugebauer
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