Identity

In Defense of the “Adult Gap Year”

A new name for a life-changing habit.

You Are Not Like Them

Our lives, staying in the past, and our identity, analyzed from a distance, are…

A Decision to Face Before Turning Thirty

On dealing with our personal histories

Self Identity | Life Lessons | This Happened to Me

When I Stopped the Ugly Madness

My 20s Have Been My “Almost” Decade

Coming to terms with the term

9/11, the Navy, and the Neighborhood

Confronting identity, patriotism, and purpose

How I Learned I was Wrong about Everything

Fact-checking the stories that define who we are

Joelle | Joey | Noel

A powerful reflection on identity and gender, Noel shares their journey of navigating society’s gender binary and what it means to truly know oneself.

Sexuality Timeline

You’re 10. Angela is cute, but so is Keith. Slam books ask, “Who is your crush?” so…

SELF | LIFE LESSONS | THIS HAPPENED TO ME

I Thought I Was Ugly Until I Posed Nude