Health Sunday at the Children’s Hospital
A chaplain on her work with pediatric oncology patients and families at the children's hospital.
Writing
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Magic A Linguist Explains the Syntax of “Fuck”
The Toast's resident linguist explains how, exactly, the f-word works.
Fan Fiction Jesus and the Twelve Disciples Do Stick-and-Poke Tattoos
This really happened. I was not expecting to be moved by Bible fan fiction about tattoos, but here we are.
Folklore Actual Lifetime Movie Titles as Fairytales
In which Kathryn Ionata writes brief fairytales to go with real Lifetime movie titles.
Books Loving the Blackness of Leona Cassiani
Morgan Jerkins on responding to Marquez's depiction of Leona Cassiani in Love in the Time of Cholera.
Health No Matter How Your Heart Is Grieving: Disney for the Sad
Sam Thielman on the curious sweetness of visiting Disney World in times of sorrow and loss and grief.
Writing What I’ve Learned: More Vignettes From The Life Of Sherlynn Hicks
Sherlynn Hicks is back, sharing stories from her life.
The Butter Thick. Fat. Good.
Nichole Perkins on being "thick," and what that means to her as a black Southern woman.
Travel The Men You Meet On A Cross-Country Road Trip
Sarah Enni met a lot of men on her cross-country road trip.
Books Girls from Good Families
Soniah Kamal on the stories she loves and the stories she writes.
Magic Guidelines And Expectations For Your Child’s Common Core State Standards
Your child's success under the Common Core depends on meeting these expectations.
The Butter Emails Where Shit Got Real
Michelle Dean
Video Games How To Tell If You Are In A Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Video Game
Some helpful hints.
Books The Case for Anne Shirley Blythe Birth Trutherism
In which we probe the issue of Anne Shirley Blythe's very, very suspicious birthing and conception timelines in the L.M. Montgomery universe.
Feminism The Butter: FAQs
Welcome to The Butter, Roxane Gay's new site.
