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Cascading Crises: Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 in the Black Community
Rereading Marita Golden’s novel about Alzheimer’s in the Black community amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Nonfiction
"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca
Getting to the “Click”: Teaching the MFA at Bennington
For writers of creative nonfiction, the “click” comes when you look at the what and realize the how.
Records
Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda explores “the language of the landscape” in and with respect to his hometown of Ciudad Juárez.
Learning Bengali and Comparing Notes with Jhumpa Lahiri’s “In Other Words”
Anandi Mishra overcomes the obstacles of language in “Learning Bengali.”
I Have Decided (A Fourth Child? In this Pandemic?)
Sara Fredman explores her decision to have a fourth child during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Becoming a Parent After 40: A Conversation with Vicki Breitbart and Nan Bauer-Maglin
Eleanor J. Bader speaks with Vicki Breitbart and Nan Bauer-Maglin on their upcoming book, “Tick Tock: Essays on Becoming a Parent After 40.”
Twenty Years After “Twentynine Palms” Anticipated #MeToo
Pallavi Yetur explores the long tail of Deanne Stillman’s “Twentynine Palms,” on the 1991 murder of two young women in the Mojave.
Not Your Freak
Shawna Kenney explores a case of mistaken identity in the 1984–’85 hunt for the Night Stalker in California.
Written Up: A Personal History
An author fictionalized in his own father’s novels reflects on fictionalizing his kids.
Fatherhood: A Case Study
Sam Risak recalls a time she tried to reconnect with her father.
Letting Go
Joshua Mohr explores defending his daughter against a man fallen on hard times.
The Man Who Hated Moms: Looking Back on Philip Wylie’s “Generation of Vipers”
Wylie’s moms were middle-aged and menopausal Cinderellas, hirsute and devoid of sex appeal.
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