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Parental Wrongs

Parental Wrongs

Straight parents treat queer kids like property. Queer people are forbidden to parent at all. How can we build a world beyond the family?
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Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Lost Wallet

Lost Wallet

How missing one little accessory can shape your whole worldview
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The Velocipede
How I Became a Dog Person

How I Became a Dog Person

I didn’t want to get the dog, but my daughter insisted, and she was the one who was dying
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Jacqueline Dooley
Magic Is Real

Magic Is Real

How the universe winked at me, and why I think it means we will be okay
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Douglas Rushkoff
Impatiently Waiting for My Mom to Die

Impatiently Waiting for My Mom to Die

A horrific and allegedly peaceful death
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Kai Larsen
An Ode to My Front Porch

An Ode to My Front Porch

How I reclaimed the lost art of porch-sitting
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Kerala Taylor
If You Want to Enjoy Your Job, Try Failing

If You Want to Enjoy Your Job, Try Failing

When I burned out at work, I tried doing things I was bad at. It worked.
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Jude Ellison S. Doyle
In The Future, You Will Fall In Love With A Robot

In The Future, You Will Fall In Love With A Robot

It is best to just surrender
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John DeVore
My Father Has Started a Painting

My Father Has Started a Painting

Voiceover for a film about a man in a garage
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Jonathan Lethem
Traveling Through Time to Connect My Feelings to the Past Where They Belong

Traveling Through Time to Connect My Feelings to the Past Where They Belong

Right in the nick of time
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David Milgrim
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