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A Year Ago We Lost a Child, and I Was Among Those That Found Her
A Year Ago We Lost a Child, and I Was Among Those That Found Her
I can’t turn away from the national tragedy of America’s murdered children
Walter Rhein
Jun 6
Defining Bravery as a Teenager and Parent
Defining Bravery as a Teenager and Parent
Differentiating between bravery and logic — 30 years ago, and today
John Newmark
Jun 6
I Lost My Pride When I Came Out
I Lost My Pride When I Came Out
It’s been a year since I came out to my parents and got rejected — nothing to be proud of.
Buse Umur
Jun 6
Taming My Monsters
Taming My Monsters
Time turns ugly demons into tolerable imps
Vivian McInerny
Jun 6
Movie Music Haunted Me With Flashbacks Of My Doomed Romance
Movie Music Haunted Me With Flashbacks Of My Doomed Romance
My Saturday afternoon played like a movie matinee. Not a whole movie, mind you — just a trailer, a preview.
Tom Owens: How I REALLY Feel!
Jun 6
Singing with Strangers
Singing with Strangers
I had to stop caring what she thought before I could understand what Mom had given me.
Dan Kadlec
Jun 5
I’ve Witnessed Hundreds of Deaths in The Past Year
I’ve Witnessed Hundreds of Deaths in The Past Year
Each one of them has induced eye-opening self-talk about mortality — of my own, and my close ones.
Akshad Singi
Jun 2
A Christmas Lyft to IHOP
A Christmas Lyft to IHOP
“hey sorry i haven’t returned your texts. i’ve been in a really bad place recently (denver).” — @kassoysauce
Ben Kassoy
Jun 2
Are You Okay with Being Fat, or Not?
Are You Okay with Being Fat, or Not?
There is a bone-deep exhaustion wrought by living in a world that doesn’t fit, and never will.
Rachael Hope
May 31
We Are Not Our Things
We Are Not Our Things
When my daughter died, I clung tightly to her things. After my neighbor’s foreclosure, I began to let go of them.
Jacqueline Dooley
May 28
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