“Aether,” as those of a certain age, as I am, may remember, “was used in medicine in the past to prevent patients from feeling pain during operations.” It has also […]
Aether: An Out-of-Body Lyric
Author: Catherine Graham
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When in Vanuatu
Author: Nicki Chen
Imagine sipping coffee from the comfort of your home when your husband suddenly notices a job posting at the back of The Economist that sounds absolutely perfect for him. “This […]
In My Next Life I’ll Get It Right
Author: Rosemary Mild
In My Next Life I’ll Get It Right is a light-hearted, eclectic assemblage of brief personal essays, loosely organized into categories by over-arching theme or setting. Topics cover the waterfront. […]
Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir
Author: Allison Hong-Merrill
Allison returned to her college campus apartment to discover no electricity and her husband Cameron gone with his possessions. She also discovered he stole the money her grandfather had given her […]
Blooming in Winter
Author: Pam Valois
Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck must have been a startling figure when the author of her biography, Pam Valois, met her at the Maybeck compound of homes in Berkeley, California, back […]
Her Name Was Margaret
Author: Denise Davy
Similar to America’s move in the mid-twentieth century toward the deinstitutionalization of those with significant mental health issues, Canadian journalist and author Denise Davy chronicles her country’s efforts to do […]
