Category Archives: Memoir

Driving and Writing (or How I Lost My First Royalty Check)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rob Roberge

Rob Roberge on mangoes, tamales, chrome, and the widely frowned upon crime of driving while writing. Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Loved Books

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Damian Barr

“Seemingly trivial but secretly significant moments sustained me through a dark decade growing up under Margaret Thatcher,” writes Damian Barr, “in a coal-mining village near Glasgow that was destroyed by her policies, in a family that was torn apart.” Continue reading →

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Five Comrades in The Black Panther Party, 1967-1970

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Judy Juanita

Judy Juanita on joining the Black Panthers and revisiting the movement now some 40 years later Continue reading →

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Tapering

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sarah Beller

In her Weeklings debut, Sarah Beller recalls a period of time when she mixed drugs: love and Xanax. Continue reading →

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My Brief and Brilliant Career As a Corporate Bush Leaguer

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jose Padua

No climb up the corporate ladder is complete without the company picnic. The undoing of Jose Padua and his career in direct marketing. Continue reading →

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Dear Future Child

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Chantal Claret

In which Chantal Claret asks the age-old question: to be a mom, or not to be a mom? Continue reading →

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GODDAMN DOGS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Amanda Nazario

It’s not a dog’s life. No, but as a dog walker Amanda Nazario gets a new view of life, love and the city… Continue reading →

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