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How to Write an Essay About Sex That’s as Lively and Pleasurable as the Act Itself
Since talking about “it” was so taboo in her family, one memoirist realized that to win over skeptics, her sex writing needed to be damn good and honest. These are her tips for getting it right.
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I Walked Barefoot Across the Middle East, Searching for Answers
After giving her baby up for adoption when she was 16, a young woman sets out on a reckless trip, losing more and more of herself along the way—until she finally finds something resembling hope.
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It’s Amazing What a Haircut Can Do to a Person
After spending most of his childhood with a shaved head, Jerald Walker finally swears off the cut. Much to his chagrin, it turns out the style isn’t done with him.
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Shamu Saved My Life. Or Did He?
It’s one of the clearest memories of my childhood: My dad changed our plans so we could go to SeaWorld, and then our original flight crashed. But why am I the only one who remembers it that way?
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What’s the Opposite of Taking Someone’s Virginity?
I finally slept with my best friend, just before he died—and I started to fall apart after he was gone. Then a conversation with his ghost—and a perilous trek through the woods—changed everything.