Category Archives: Memoir

Cleaning Other People’s Houses

Cleaning houses was never what Judy Juanita was raised to do. That was for mothers, aunts, grandmothers… not her. Not a college-educated black woman. Continue reading

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Debunking the Bunk Police: Test Your Molly and Other Lessons in Narcotics

Kiran Herbert penetrates a misrepresented scene to discuss the culture of drug use, phony substances, and the Bunk Police’s harm prevention model. Continue reading

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Borther is in the Hospital

Professor Jack Christian reflects on possibly the best student excuse for cutting class ever. Continue reading

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The Faucet Trick

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What We Talk About When We (Don’t) Talk About Dying

Aside from comfort and serenity, answers are the hardest things to come by when you’re dealing with terminal cancer, writes Sean Murphy. Continue reading

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What Can Brown Do for Me?

Steve Barker, part of the long-term unemployed, learns just what UPS can do for him at the holidays. Continue reading

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Don’t Let Me Down

Deirdre Day remembers a best friend, a rebellious summer, and a complicated loss Continue reading

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