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Iamnormanleonard
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Oct 2
Comedy: The Stuff of Tragedy
“Life is a joke, and death is the punchline.” — Amigo the Devil
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Vivian McInerny
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Oct 2
Burning Down the House
A childhood house fire seared memories
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The Shearwater Chronicles
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Sep 25
PERSONAL ESSAY
Two Brothers, One Phone Call
A brief note on the impossible task of…
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Cathy Coombs
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Sep 25
My Journey to Locate My Half-Brother I’ve Never Met
The hidden narrative: uncovering the unknown
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Cindy Bryn
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Sep 24
Waitressing Was the Therapy I Needed at 16
Growing self-esteem and finding my second family in the…
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Danying Zhang
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Sep 23
On my mother’s sacrifices and what I gained and lost
Reconciling me, my mother, my queerness, and our…
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Melissa Miles McCarter
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Sep 23
Love, Loss and The Yellow Brick Road
When the past collides with the present
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Lauren Slagter
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Sep 12
Carrying Grief and Gratitude through the End of Summer
You can’t have it all, but you can have…
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Seandor Szeles
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Sep 11
My Indian In-Laws
A gay man meets his husband’s family and sees his world differently
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Ellen Catherine
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Sep 11
HUMAN PARTS | MEMOIR
You’re Not Like the Others
When someone you love takes an axe to…
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