Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! Before Tamara was married at the age of 12, she had never kissed a boy. She still wore a training bra. She had just gotten her first period.But Tamara was in a cult in Texas, and the cult leader took a special liking to 12-year-old Tamara. She […]
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! In the heart of Southeast Texas, Beaumont surprises visitors with its rich culinary landscape. Located about 90 miles east of Houston and just 30 miles from the Louisiana border, this city offers a unique blend of small-town hospitality and big-city flavors. Known for its oil industry heritage, […]
Want to listen to the article? Great–listen here! 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 PhD in Applied Linguistics and was full-time faculty, I applied to Columbia University’s creative writing program, and […]
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 inspire my own fall traditions. My love for pumpkins runs so deep that I once owned a Prius in bright pumpkin orange. So, when I […]
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 the area’s history and natural beauty. Under the stewardship of innkeepers Sean and Beth Lattimore, along with their children Sydney and Sean Jr., this charming […]
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 didn’t see me. Then, I discovered Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. For the first time, I saw a character grappling with the […]
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 towards compensating survivors for their contributions. This funding should prioritise paying survivors for sharing their expertise and lived experiences, which are invaluable for effective anti-trafficking […]
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 from the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement, a group that encourages large families and strict adherence to patriarchal roles, viewing children as “arrows” in a “quiver” for […]
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, 14 and 16, not quite two years apart, whom I had nursed over four years straight. My once-perky breasts weren’t the same after. Whose are? […]
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 bruise I begin eating them and them and them: flax seeds We cannot live in mud of melancholy Like a sticky hot bun, this is […]