Guest Post-Mortem: Is an MFA worth it? My six-figure experience.
One week in 2016 when I was 44, I decided why not get an MFA. Even though I already had an MA in English as a Second Language and a […]
A Pumpkin Lover’s Journey into Southern Tier Brewery’s Pumpking
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Pumpkins have always been my favorite part of fall. Though I grew up in Arizona, these cheerful orange harbingers of autumn helped […]
Springside Inn Blends History and Modern Hospitality in New York’s Finger Lakes
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Nestled on the western shore of Owasco Lake in Auburn, NY, part of the picturesque Finger Lakes region, Springside Inn stands as a testament to […]
Bubbe’s Potato Latke Grater
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor and refugee who, after the war, was given a choice of three destinations. She chose the United […]
Training Bras to Hot Flashes: Judy Blume’s Timeless Wisdom on Faith and Growing Up
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Growing up as a Muslim-Jewish girl in an interfaith family in the 1980s, I felt like an outsider in a world that […]
Pay Survivors for Our Lived Experiences
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Abstract This short paper argues that to address the exploitation of survivors’ labour in anti-trafficking work, it is essential to allocate funds […]
From Blog to Book: How the Digital World Can Launch a Writer
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! A Q&A WITH TIA LEVINGS Tia Levings’ memoir, A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape From Christian Patriarchy (St. Martin’s Press, August 2024), recounts her escape […]
My Husband Told Me He Couldn’t Be Married Anymore — So I Made A Decision I’ve Kept Secret For 12 Years
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! In 2010, after a 17-year marriage, my husband asked for a divorce, saying he couldn’t be married anymore. We had two sons, […]
Pistachios: A Sestina
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! In the rain, eat pistachios The girl with the red dress, hands me a lily Secrets of the house—of the blouse—of the […]
I wish everyone could smell a creosote bush just before a monsoon rain
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! My bike rides are my time to be with my Catalina mountains (which I’ve claimed as my own), the cacti, and the […]