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The Inexplicable, Incomparable Bond Between Two Sisters
Here, the author details magical childhood memories of growing up with her sibling, their inevitable fracture and the beautiful way in which they…
Aug 26
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Kyla Buckingham
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In This Family, the Automobile Represented Both Extreme Chaos and Ultimate Freedom
Cars had an outsized impact on Nancy A. Nichols’s life growing up: They liberated her and her mom, forever changed her father and briefly reunited her…
Jul 22
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Nancy A. Nichols
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It’s Amazing What a Haircut Can Do to a Person
After spending most of his childhood with a shaved head, Jerald Walker finally swears off the cut. Much to his chagrin, it turns out the style isn’t…
Jul 8
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Jerald Walker
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A Volunteer Escort Collects Stories From Outside an Abortion Clinic
After an early traumatic experience with her reproductive health, Wendy Rawlings finds herself, at 50 years old, offering support to patients at a…
Jun 22
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Wendy Rawlings
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The Steep Cost of One Night on the Beach With a Boy
After getting pregnant at 16, the author’s community and loved ones, who turned their heads at everyone else’s mistakes, didn’t extend the same kindness…
Jun 1
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Meredith Hall
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This is, Quite Literally, What a Personal Essay Looks Like
In this visual guide from Creative Nonfiction magazine, learn about the basic "shapes" of memoir writing—and achieve a more personal, unique result in…
May 11
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Tim Bascom
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My Long Journey to Bring My Daughter Home From Skid Row
After months of waiting for my runaway teen, Stephanie, to come back, I ventured into the grittiest part of San Francisco to search for her. What I…
Apr 25
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Debra Gwartney
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Otomatsu Wada
Left to fend for himself at the Gila River internment camp, a twice-widowed Japanese-American father exited his barracks one day. Where he was headed…
Apr 4
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ERIC L. MULLER
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In This Grief Tale, the Couple Does the Impossible
Reeling from the loss of their 7-year-old, Jill and Matt decide to confront “the afterdeath” head on.
Mar 18
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Jill Deasy
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Two Young Women Find Themselves Pregnant at the Same Time—By the Same Man
Within weeks of each other, a preppy grad student and a tattooed musician, both struck by crushing grief, sit in the same clinic beside the same…
Mar 7
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Suzanne Roberts
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