Category Archives: Memoir

Deadly Symbiosis: Attachment and Loss in August: Osage County

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Andrew Rose

In a candid analysis of Tracy Letts’s play August: Osage County, Andrew Rose discusses family, child abuse, and its haunting residue. Continue reading →

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Turn Off Your Fleshlight

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Litsa Dremousis

Litsa Dremousis investigates the onanist’s best friend, and does not come away uneducated. Continue reading →

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Slamming the Screen Door: Dispatches From a Summer Unplugged, Part II

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Whitney Collins

on June 1, my two sons and I went screen-free for the summer. No smartphones, tablets, computers, Internet, or television for 70 days. I’ve been keeping a daily journal about our low-tech experiment. Here are a few excerpts. Continue reading →

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Bated Breath

Posted on July 18, 2014 by David Winner

David Winner on the rules for oxygen under hospice care and the still moments in his mother’s final days. Continue reading →

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Dogless Days

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Deirdre Day

Even if he’s a constant source of annoyance, the absence left by a lost dog is enormous. Continue reading →

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The Brothel and the Lottery

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Tyler McMahon

Tyler McMahon travels to El Salvador to discover the hidden meaning in hitting the jackpot. Continue reading →

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Dead Pool

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Leigh Raper

In this haunting piece, Leigh Raper recalls a college acquaintance who died gruesomely, triggered by police photographs of Kurt Cobain’s death scene. Continue reading →

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