THE NEW WORLD — On Identity, Trump, and Standing Up
March 30th, 2017 | by Ramiza Koya
My daughter spent a lot of 2016 planning – in the case that Trump was elected – to leave the
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What Changes: Leila Sinclaire on Friendships and GROWING UP
September 21st, 2016 | by Leila Sinclaire
There was a family I loved—brilliant mom, sensitive dad, lovely boy—and once they stopped by unannounced for a visit to
You Can’t Eat This Way: MEGAN KENNEDY on Sacrifice
February 24th, 2016 | by Megan Kennedy
I overreact when something goes wrong with my food. First, I am filled with intense rage, followed immediately by despair.
How I Tell My Mestiza Daughters They Are Pretty by RENEE MACALINO RUTLEDGE
October 21st, 2015 | by Renee Macalino Rutledge
As a Filipina woman, I’ve long heard the message that my beauty is subpar. It started when I was little,
Rosa Parks and Angelina Jolie Are Having a Tea Party with Angela Davis by ANNA DOOGAN
October 13th, 2015 | by Anna Doogan
Once, there were three daughters who lived in the woods all alone… I watch my daughter at night after she’s
MAKING BABIES: An Essay in Comics by KATE LACOUR
May 20th, 2015 | by Kate Lacour
What happens to you inside when you become a parent? Having a child is a kind of death. It’s a
STOP SMILING: Malin James is Awake in the Night
May 14th, 2015 | by Malin James
When I was six years old, I stumbled over a Buddhist concept called “opacity of mind.” Of course, I had
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE by Ryane Granados
April 14th, 2015 | by Ryane Granados
“Liar, Liar. Pants on fire. Your nose is as long as a telephone wire.” These words sung in jest as
SHE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE YOU by Egypt Titchenal
March 24th, 2015 | by Egypt Titchenal
Her ambiguously brown skin and blue-black hair caused stares as she shopped with two blonde, fair-haired children. My brother, the two-year
LOST by Anna Doogan
March 19th, 2015 | by Anna Doogan
March was a tripwire for constant rains. Even in the fresh spring air, downpours dumped cold and gray, like the