Magic My Film Career
Anna North on the movies she made as a kid and what she learned in their creation.
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Family On the Death of John Dobson
The death of John Dobson, amateur astronomer, prompts the author to reflect on his childhood, his family, and the handful of times he met Dobson.
Animals The Beast of Birdin’
The author reflects on his childhood obsession with birds and animals, and the meaning of his urge to possess them.
LGBT Leveling Up For Dummies
The author considers his habit of choosing heroines and female characters when playing video games, and how that connects to his own queer male identity.
Family Farewell to the Norway Ride: A Disney Remembrance
Ashley Gallagher on the dorky Disney ride which her family cherished most.
Animals Chuckie the Hamster: Dead Pet Chronicles
E.B. Bartels shares another dead pet story. This time, it was Chuckie's turn.
LGBT “A Mythical Creature”: My Genderqueer Childhood
On a childhood in which becoming a mermaid was a first step towards identifying as genderqueer.
Family The Egg, the Nest, and the Wild
Casey Hannan reflects on childhood, self-realization, and coming out to his parents.
LGBT “Who Left All These Feelings in This Friendship?”: The Memoir of a Baby Queer
Erin Ober and Amy Sweeny outline the path that leads to being a baby queer.
LGBT Once Again, Always
Alex Myers remembers being a girl, watching his father shave, and now being a man, shaving himself.
Family “Did You Ever Mind It?”: On Race and Adoption
Nicole Soojung Callahan on growing up adopted.
Family On Halloween, Nigerian Parents, and Bible Man
Tomi Obaro on a childhood in which Halloween was an unpleasant and mystifying concept to her Nigerian parents.
Family Grandma’s Misplaced Recipe for Cultural Authenticity
Pear Nuallak on their grandmother's cooking, her toxicity, and what being a familial gatekeeper of cultural authenticity can mean.
Books Jaya Catches Up: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
In which Jaya reads "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" for the very first time.
Writing How To Tell If You Are in an Essay on Adulthood
Do you think you might be in any one of several recent essays about adulthood? Let us help!
