A Perfect Body Wasn’t the Right Shape For Me
I spent so much time in front of a mirror, I forgot I had depth
Apr 4 - Dayna Mahannah
Personal Narrative
essays
I Left A Man I Love To Pursue A Truer Life
What am I supposed to do when someone wants all of me?
Mar 28 - Rachael Marie Walker
Personal Narrative
I Don’t Have To Choose Between Writing About Myself And Writing About The World
How navel-gazing fits into the politics of personal authority
Mar 27 - Erica Berry
Personal Narrative
On Killing A Pigeon in New York City
I thought about the heat at the edges of bodies, the life contained for a time within
Mar 21 - Vincent Tolentino
Personal Narrative
A Workshop for Shame and Sexual Energy
I closed the gulf between my intellectual and emotional comfort zones with an erotic massage
Mar 14 - Mark Bessen
Personal Narrative
I’m Afraid I’m Going To Lose My Boys To This Country
My son doesn’t remember an America where schoolchildren weren’t being killed by guns
Mar 7 - Julia McKenzie Munemo
Personal Narrative
I Had a Miscarriage And It’s Time To Tell That Story
I was surprised to see what at first I thought to be a very large piece of onion when I looked in the toilet bowl
Feb 29 - Kirby Chen Mages
Personal Narrative
My Body Remembers the Story You Want to Erase
I'm naming what you did. It was rape
Feb 22 - Raennah Lorne
Personal Narrative
In a Bathhouse Meant for Cis Gay Men, Trans Is Transgressive
In this locker room, in this strange place, the sun came out and the air was okay to breathe again
Feb 15 - Jarek Steele
Personal Narrative
I Want Settlers To Be Dislodged From the Comfort of Guilt
My ancestors were the good whites, or at least that’s what I’ve always wanted to believe
Feb 8 - Natasha Varner
Personal Narrative
This Essay Is My Heart’s Song
I'm teaching my son that love is loss
Feb 1 - Kim Drew Wright
Personal Narrative
Every Night I Stay Awake To Keep My Brother From Drinking
I needed to ensure we reached the rest of life’s milestones together
Jan 25 - Ofelia Brooks
Personal Narrative
