Memoir & Essay

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf

The Watts Writers Workshop, 50 Years Later
Donna C. MyrowApr 2, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Unicorn Dreams
Jeremy N. SmithMar 31, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Black Women, Mental Hospitals, and Public Housing — A California Carceral Story
Siobhan Brooks tells her "California carceral story," discussing her mother’s experiences with California's mental health system.
Siobhan BrooksMar 22, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Voluntary Exile
"In Other Words" recounts Lahiri's full immersion in the language through a series of images.
Michael F. MooreMar 21, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Earnest Underbelly
I genuinely enjoyed "Miss Fortune." I found myself not merely smiling, but cackling — and, in turn, tearing up or sighing with sad recognition.
Jessica GrossMar 14, 2016
- Humor
- Memoir & Essay
Burdens and Privileges
For this essayist, Joe Donnelly, Alan Rifkin's "Burdens By Water" brings back the glory days of 1990s long-form journalism on the subject of Los Angeles.
Joe DonnellyMar 9, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Santa Anas
"So we're good at waiting, and we wait as long as possible before going home."
Liska JacobsMar 6, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Pure Fruit
Katherine Taylor discusses her writing process, the autobiographical nature of writing, and the inspiration in California's Central Valley.
Matthew SpecktorMar 3, 2016
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
The Well-Fathered Daughter
Diana Wagman reviews Gloria Norris's "KooKooLand: A Memoir," about the strange and awful ways of love.
Diana WagmanMar 2, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Violet and Violent: A Conversation with Melissa Green
A rare interview with Melissa Green, whose singular poetic sensibility comes through in the new collection Magpiety.
Sumita ChakrabortyFeb 21, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Fear of an Ill Planet: On the Importance of Sickness and the Demands of Otherness
In the 21st century are we the sick, or are they us?
Medaya OcherFeb 20, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
“Made in China”
Justin WadlandFeb 15, 2016
- Memoir & Essay