Politics Money on My Mind: On Poverty
Heather Seggel on a lifetime of poverty, and what it takes out of you and puts back in.
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Advice How to Interview a Woman Writer
Very bad but oft-followed advice on how to interview a woman writer.
Personal Stories Seven Vignettes About Rural New England
Rachel Marcy has a trove of little stories about rural New England for you.
Writing The Punchline
Jaya Saxena tells a story from when she was 18 that's supposed to be funny, and sometimes is.
Health Sunday at the Children’s Hospital
A chaplain on her work with pediatric oncology patients and families at the children's hospital.
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.
The Butter Emails Where Shit Got Real
Michelle Dean
Feminism The Butter: FAQs
Welcome to The Butter, Roxane Gay's new site.
Writing Boy Afraid: A Short Story
A short story from Vanessa Willoughby.
Writing The Quiet After the Ottawa Shooting
Sarah Trick on the atmosphere in her city and on Parliament Hill after the Ottawa shooting.
