How Euchre Healed My Family
We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death
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Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction
In our struggles with sobriety, my mom and I were each other’s reflections
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How a Seventh-Century Irish Princess Got Me Back On a Plane
To overcome my fear of air travel, I turned to Saint Dymphna
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The Truth About Wanting to Die
Suicide is scary and messy and exhausting, Anna Mehler Paperny writes in her new book. And we need to be far more honest about it
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The Stories We Tell About Our Fathers
Bill Gaston’s new memoir examines his dad’s life—and our fears that we all become our parents
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Looking Back on My Montreal Kitchens
These rooms have always tried to tell me something about my relationships
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How Pickled Lettuce Got Me to Oxford
I’d always longed to attend the storied university. I had no idea an old family recipe would get me there
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Still Life
Our son was born with dark, wet hair and a button nose. His eyes were closed, but the death certificate later said they were brown
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Mon Ami, Vice
Happiness is a sold gun
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I Was Ginger-B
The true story behind a fictional story
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