Tag: Identity
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Weird Doesn’t Even Begin to Describe It
It took my brother having his thumb almost cut off by his wife to realize what so many already knew: that maybe their marriage couldn’t be saved after all, despite their love.
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The Inexplicable, Incomparable Bond Between Two Sisters
Here, the author details magical childhood memories of growing up with her sibling, their inevitable fracture and the beautiful way in which they effortlessly find their way back to one another again.
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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.
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Two Truths and a Mountain of Lies
A young journalist reconnects with a beloved storyteller from his childhood, only to discover a fine, artistic line between fact and fiction.