How to Make a Living as a Writer
Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon
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What Would It Take to Rebuild Syria?
After fourteen years away, I returned to a home I barely recognized
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The Line between Canada and the US Cuts through the Haskell Free Library
I grew up among its books. Now Trump has turned the cross-border landmark into a political battleground
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Why Do I Minimize My Pain?
I’ve lived with chronic pain since my twenties. Then I started to question what I believed about my limitations
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The Military Gave My Brother Purpose. It Also Broke Him
As Joe progressed through the ranks, he started living two lives: the lauded soldier and the closet alcoholic
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Confessions of a Candy Hunter
The variety and inventiveness of American treats—it’s pure magic
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Undoing the Fairy Tale of Alice Munro
For years, I helped spread a glowing narrative about one of Canada’s most famous authors
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To Get into Medical School, I Thought I’d Have to Hide Parts of My Blackness
But then came a question I wasn’t prepared for
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Does Being Called “Timmy” Make Me Less Manly?
Online trolls think it’s cool to attack my masculinity. But “man up” is the lamest advice ever
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What Should You Do with Your Stuff before You Die?
The practice of “death cleaning,” or minimizing your belongings in your twilight years, is more appealing than ever
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