Personal Essays

Thoughts on getting older, at any phase of life.

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…
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Author Helene Stapinski encourages her college-age self not to give up on her dreams of becoming a writer.
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Nine months after her mother's passing, Michelle Dowd sees her father in a new light.
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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…
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A Winter's Tale
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After some setbacks, 80-year-old Sydney Lea heads right back into the great outdoors.
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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…
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