From caretaker to cotranslator: Amanda L. Andrei on how a creative partnership transformed her relationship with her aging father.

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For many years, over the course of my first marriage, I dined alone on Tuesday evenings at a trattoria. What became a tradition began as a coincidence. My wife would have dinner plans with an old…

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

‘The first hint of a normal state of mind since Saturday.’ Excerpts from the diaries of Eeva Kilpi, translated by Mia Spangenberg.

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We publish short stories, including translations, of up to 2,500 words that have not previously appeared elsewhere, either in print or online (including your own blog and social media). We offer th…

From sad-fishing on Facebook to sensational Substack revelations – today’s readers don’t have to look far for confessional writing. Is this the end of autobiography?

Prospects for passage in the Senate are unclear. The enhanced subsidies expired at the end of 2025, driving costs up for millions.

Why Sex Therapists Hate The Simpsons                                                                        You’d think being a sex therapist would be stimulating. (Pun intended. I long to be a writer...

CRAFT 2025 Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest November 13, 2025 – January 25, 2026 $3,400 Awarded Guest Judge: Roxane Gay Add to Calendar Days are growing shorter, and the air is getting cooler. The seaso...

by Alina Stefanescu Reviewed by Susanna Lang these angels are not beneficent beings

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Uline is a purposely political company aligned with extreme right-wing ideology. Despite their politics, millions of small businesses and artists still use ULINE completely unaware of what their dolla...

At least six historically Black colleges enacted lockdowns after receiving threats, amid heightened concerns following recent campus violence at Utah Valley University.

More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...