There’s something viscerally appealing about nesting dolls. The same holds true, I’d argue, for nesting narratives. Each new layer to…
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Photo by Why Kei / UnsplashJung’s Yong-jun’s short story “Disappearing Things,” from his collection A Walk along Seoulleung, won the…
The Perfect Beach Weather for Every Gender Marne Litfin Share article Daisies by Marne Litfin Neither of my girlfriends would…
The late Anthony Bourdain died in 2018, but his Twitter account is still up and viewable. The way he describes…
Hours before my toddler announces daybreak with her cry, when the night shadows start to play their old tricks on…
They say it’s what’s on the inside the counts—except, of course, when you are a book cover, and your entire…
I came to writing at thirty—after touring the worlds of fashion editorial and luxury public relations, after doing a master’s…
It’s not a spoiler to say that one woman whips out a switchblade, or that another’s boozy airplane ride leads…
I don’t experience my dreams from a first-person point of view. My gaze exists only as a third-person stranger at…
I first fell in love with Salem in Istanbul, Turkey. We were both journalists and dreamed of seeing the world,…
Dear Chatbot, Should I Write About My Dead Mother? A conversation between Ethan Gilsdorf and ChatGPT This conversation was edited…
One of the hardest things about feeling out of place is the loneliness. Living somewhere where the bulk of your…
Photo by Bekky Bekks / UnsplashHoping to see more peace and empathy in the world, a high school teacher in…
In a cultural milieu that is increasingly recognizing the value of narratives that describe the experience of chronic pain and…
In school, my favorite books were either banned or censored from my school and public libraries. Books like Stephen Bantu…
Photo by Chris Ensminger / UnsplashWolf Food (prologue) by Marina and Sergey Dyachenkotranslated by Katie Kassam In this prologue to…
Photo by Evelyn Paris / UnsplashNational AnthemThis is my room, itis called Iceland. A sea cable fastensit to Europe and…
We Are Gathered Here Today to Eat, Drink, and Be Ruthless Christine Sneed Share article Wedding Party by Christine Sneed…