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When Books Become a Container of Possibility for Black Girls
Emma Akpan on how books became both refuge and revelation for a Black girl seeking her place in the world.
Jul 2
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Emma Akpan
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June 2025
Buckeye and Me
Danny Groner has feelings…about the death of his therapist’s dog.
Jun 25
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Danny Groner
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Star Wars Dad
Searching for clues to my father in the ruins of an old drive-in theater.
Jun 12
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All-American Ruins
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A Storybook Childhood
An excerpt of "What My Father and I Don't Talk About: Sixteen Writers Break the Silence." PLUS a video interview with Michele Filgate, editor of the…
Jun 11
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Joanna Rakoff
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Sari Botton
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May 2025
Déjà Vu
Human/Animal author Amie Souza Reilly on repetition, revisiting past experiences in new contexts, and Derrida's concept of "iterabillity."
May 21
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Amie Souza Reilly
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April 2025
Father Time
The parent of a trans kid sees past his paternalism, and recognizes the limits of patience in gender-affirming care.
Apr 9
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Mark Healy
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March 2025
The Music I Miss The Most
It’s been eight years since I’ve heard my daughter sing.
Mar 26
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Jacqueline Dooley
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Did I Invent My Girlfriend?
Amy Shearn sees eerie connections between her current partner and the fictional one she created for her novel, long before they met.
Mar 19
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Amy Shearn
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They Tried to Take My Words. I Fought to Get Them Back.
This essay is the first in a collaborative series between Memoir Land and Literary Liberation, Sherisa De Groot's excellent publication, featuring…
Mar 12
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Iris (Yi Youn) Kim
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February 2025
My Mind Was Trashed by a Truck
Sounds like a bad country song, but it’s true.
Feb 26
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Judith Hannah Weiss
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Skiing and Crying
An excerpt from "And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo," newly available as an audiobook.
Feb 12
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Sari Botton
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The Rebellious Act of Stillness
Migrating from Nigeria to Holland and back again to attend boarding school, a young girl searches for the true meaning of home.
Feb 5
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Adaeze Elechi
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