Category Archives: Memoir

More Than Usual Perversity

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Katherine Grant

The seditious lessons Katherine Grant learned from a great, great, great uncle who was hung, drawn and quartered in the 18th Century. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Bonnie Prince Charlie, feminism, Katherine Grant, primogeniture, royals, Sedition | 4,353 Comments

Plus or Minus: A Brief Study In Fatherhood

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Matthew Norman

In which Matthew Norman asks the question: is Matthew Norman a shitty father? Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged board games, Christmas, daughters, fatherhood, Sum Swamp, Swamp Sum | 789 Comments

Crawling Home

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Robert Leaver

What’s so strange about traveling up the length of Manhattan on your hands and knees? Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Broadway, crawling, kneepads, Larry Fessenden, Robert Leaver, Washington Heights | Leave a comment

Bottoms Up: Come Out on Top in 2014

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri posits changing your position in 2014 for more yin/yang in your ying-yang. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Sex | Tagged anal, bisexual, Caryl Churchill, cloud 9, Homosexuality, Sex, sex toys, sexism, sexual politics, sexuality, yang, Yin, yin-yang, yin/yang | 1 Comment

Neurological New Year’s Logic

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Litsa Dremousis

“As I occasionally do in crises, I’m counting on my bountiful rack to provide a distraction.” Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged 2014, back in the saddle again, cfids, Litsa Dremousis, neurology, new years day, worst feminist ever, Xanax, Zoloft | 9 Comments

Conversations in the Dark

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Janet Steen

Sometimes faith is found in the murky spots. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Memoir | Tagged A Father's Story, Andre Dubus, Cat Stevens, Greek Orthodox priests, Subaru, Sunday school, Torn Between Two Lovers | 2 Comments

Heaven in Orlando

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Joseph Neighbor

At turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Joseph Neighbor’s personal essay is about having faith in a lying father, the Holy Land Experience, and the economics of believing in miracles. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Bible, Christianity, De Land, Economics, Fathers, Florida, Holy Land Experience, Orlando, Prosperity Gospel | 1 Comment