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March 2024

The Accurate Term
Her 12-year-old son’s questions about consent forced Natalie Serber to reconsider a long-ago night.
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Natalie Serber
72
You Have Been Given
An excerpt of Emily Raboteau's essay collection, "Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against 'The Apocalypse'"
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Emily Raboteau
9
How to Make Friends During the Apocalypse
On why we need community and chosen family.
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Anne Liu Kellor
31

February 2024

The Plagiarist
Michael A. Gonzales recalls an unfounded accusation from childhood that galvanized him against plagiarism.
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Michael A. Gonzales
5
"First Person Singular" in Review
A look back at some original essays published in this vertical.
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Sari Botton
1
War Creates Many Orphans
Vera Kachouh’s personal journey to eat the figs of Lebanon.
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Vera Kachouh
10

January 2024

Seeing Someone
A post-divorce romance helps Amy Shearn view things in a different light.
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Amy Shearn
56
The Water Spirits Will Carry Us
Kerra Bolton on ancestors, epigenetics, and swimming while Black.
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Kerra Bolton
42
Skiing and Crying
An excerpt from "And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo"
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Sari Botton
64
The Hole in My Soul
Sara Eckel surprised her agnostic parents by becoming a born-again Christian at age 10. It was the first of many attempts to believe.
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Sara Eckel
37
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