The Butter This Writer’s On Fire: Jess Zimmerman
A profile of this week's writer on fire, Jess Zimmerman.
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The Butter Bodies Without Malice: A Short Story
The Butter presents a new short story by Terese Marie Mailhot.
LGBT Genesis
"I was nineteen and surrounded by rainbow banners. I heard the hymns of my past raised up not to the god of my childhood, but to something higher."
Health Episode
The author on her time in a psych ward.
Family Subsistence
Christine Simek on memories of preparing and preserving food with her grandparents.
Relationships My New Apartment Explained
"It doesn’t look like an apartment complex from the cobblestone roads, which is what makes it so perfect. Maybe not, though."
Advice Ask Bear: How Do I Learn About Happiness?
Bear, The Butter's advice columnist, counsels a reader wondering how to leave unhappiness behind and find joy in life.
The Butter Loco Parentis: Not Sad
In her Loco Parentis column for The Butter, Aubrey Hirsch explains why she's not sad to be stopping at two kids.
Family How to Make Yogurt in Manila
"I talk to my niece about yogurt because I want her to believe in wonder and magic."
The Butter Book Review: The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson
Caitlin Mackenzie reviews Maggie Nelson's THE ARGONAUTS for The Butter.
The Butter Literary Ladies Cage Fight: Sidekick Edition
Two supporting characters from literature face off in this week's Literary Ladies Cage Fight for The Butter.
Meta Buttered This Week: Aug 8-14
Mmmmmm. A towering stack of Buttered goodness to ease you into the weekend. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll shake your head in wonder as you dig in to the deliciousness. We recommend the EVERYTHING: “What people remembered her for were the pubic hair portraits.” Death, family, feminism, something like art. Mensah on changing jobs, Dre’s …
The Butter The Spread: Flash Fiction
The Butter presents "The Spread," a new work of flash fiction by Jennifer A. Howard.
The Butter To A for Life, Then to B and Her Heirs: A Short Story
Katherine Robb's new short story for The Butter, "To A for Life, Then to B and Her Heirs."
The Butter When Your Youth Hostel Days Are Over
"I’ve longed to stay in a youth hostel, because that seemed to be the quintessential element of every young, broke European adventure."
