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Personal Essays

Thoughts on getting older, at any phase of life.

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A dramatic exit from the toxic magazine world cast uncertainty on Kim France's future, but after launching her own website and podcast for women over…

Mar 18, 2022

Author Helene Stapinski encourages her college-age self not to give up on her dreams of becoming a writer.

Helene Stapinski

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Nine months after her mother's passing, Michelle Dowd sees her father in a new light.

Mar 20

Stumbling upon some paintings she made 16 years ago while being treated for cancer, Viney Kirpal is reminded of the meditative power of art-making, and…

Mar 18

A Winter's Tale

Mar 16

After some setbacks, 80-year-old Sydney Lea heads right back into the great outdoors.

Mar 13

In a follow-up essay to his earlier piece, "Supper at Scribners," Michael A. Gonzales recalls his time in the mid-80s working at Miss Brooks, a cafe in…

Michael A. Gonzales

Mar 10

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