Memoir

The Bones of Oak

Jun 07, 2021

Essay by Marie Alfonsi

I wonder if all living things need a self-portrait.

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Putting the Farm to Bed

May 03, 2021

Essay by Elizabeth Oness

Even on the loveliest days, there’s a feeling like the poignancy of watching your toddler waddle across a summer lawn.

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Take a Liberal to Church

Apr 12, 2021

Essay by Catherine Vance

I’d been living in a mine field, it seemed, and now all the bombs were going off at once.

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It’s Your Fault, Chicago

Dec 21, 2020

First-Person Report by H Jonathan Klijn

Privilege and racism are real, and not just in South Africa.

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White People

Dec 07, 2020

Memoir by Kent Jacobson

You’re what the white folks hate, the races mixing, and the girl knows better.

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Balcony

Nov 16, 2020

Memoir by Mark Brazaitis

On the Fourth of July, I convinced myself there was hope.

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Receipts

Oct 12, 2020

Essay by Lloyd Sy

Every purchase must be tracked to dispel any ugly merchant tricks and ensure that our meager tips were never misread.

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Dropping Ashes

Oct 12, 2020

Essay by Bonnie Neubauer

It’s only a ride until we make our first U-turn—then it’s an adventure.

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Magic Smells Like Chicory Root

Sep 21, 2020

Essay by Marjorie Hakala

The nice thing about magic, from what I could tell as a young reader, was that it gave such an order to existence.

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A Reasonable Confusion

Sep 21, 2020

Essay by Don Delo

But I have reason to believe moments of intense clarity and energy have a rhythm that can be experienced in the here and now.

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