1. The Third Generation

    On the author's history with her parents, and how difficult it can be to understand the true roots of family dysfunction.

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  2. Kids in the Hall Monday is back with the Nobody Likes Us Guys.

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  3. Link Roundup!

    A link roundup of interesting tidbits from across the Internet.

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  4. This week's Toast Points.

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  5. This is what you sound like when you're trying to sound smart at parties. I hope you know that.

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  6. Body as Device

    A new work of short fiction by Brandi Wells.

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  7. Friday Open Thread

    Thread's open!

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  8. Sarah Lazarovic examines the cost per use price of many of her possessions, and it's not pretty.

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  9. A new short story by Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart.

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  10. Tips for figuring out whether or not you're in a high fantasy novel.

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  11. Link Roundup!

    A link roundup of interesting information from across the Internet.

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  12. Apollo's mortal lover Hyacinth was struck in the forehead by a discus pushed off-course by the jealous god Zephyr. Here you can see him slowly dying of being "tenderly cradled," with no visible head wounds from the golden Frisbee lying at his feet.

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  13. Lindsey Palka offers an historian's perspective on how to look at a graveyard.

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  14. During a trip around the world, Maggie Downs finds comfort in Lifetime movies.

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  15. Ani Bundel on the seasonal depression that grips her every winter.

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