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December 2019 / First Person

How to Make the Perfect Popcorn

November 22, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Kevin Sylvester

If you microwave your popcorn, never speak to me again

A gold award ribbon that says "The Smart One," floating against a pale pink background.

First Person / Society

Beauty Standards Are a Rigged Game

November 21, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Sarah Trick

If I couldn’t be seen as both disabled and beautiful, I decided I’d win by becoming “the smart one”

A small boy and a man build a snowman.

Me, My Dad, and His Old Clothes

September 30, 2019 - by Michael Lista

After my parents divorced, I began to wear my dad’s cast-off suits and loafers everywhere

Arts & Culture / First Person / July/August 2019

What I Learned From a Summer of Not Catching a Single Fish

June 24, 2019August 7, 2019 - by Marni Jackson

Don’t use deli meat as bait, for starters

First Person / July/August 2019 / Society

Why Every Donkey Deserves a Home

June 14, 2019July 16, 2019 - by Frank Griggs

My donkey doesn’t like me. But I’m glad we have him anyway

A typewriter with rainbow paper illustrating a man in a lounging position.

First Person / June 2019

My Father, the Secret Pornographer

May 23, 2019August 26, 2019 - by Rebecca Duclos

I recently discovered my dad used to write gay porn

Woman looks out airplane window.

First Person / May 2019

What I Learned From My Father’s Murder

April 22, 2019November 15, 2019 - by Jodi Singer

I used to think that good things happened to good people. Then my dad was killed

Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine

April 2019 / First Person

Horses, Depression, and Me: How Riding Changed My Life

March 5, 2019March 11, 2019 - by Mari Sasano

When my therapist wasn’t able to fit me into their schedule, I turned to equine therapy

Oil painting of an older male against a sea background.

December 2018 / First Person

The Importance of a Family Cottage

February 11, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Ian Brown

When my son was born with a rare genetic syndrome, our secluded summer home became the one place he could be himself

Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine

First Person / March 2019

Camping is Better in the Winter

January 31, 2019July 12, 2019 - by Amanda Leslie

Spending time alone in the freezing wilderness can seem daunting. But I learned to love it