Two new memoirs illustrate the expanse and variability of conflict, as well as the infinite variety of human experience.

by Katharine Coldiron


Spectrumfolk often choose monogamy because anything else can feel too complicated. There are, however, many different ways one can be polyamorous.

by Michael John Carley

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The nonfiction book critic for the Washington Post on ideas, politics, and book clubs.

by Katharine Coldiron

Stephen Elliot’s lawsuit over the “Shitty Media Men” list is just a spiteful attempt at doxxing.

by Katharine Coldiron

So Many Islands, the new multi-genre anthology from Peekash Press, shines a light on countless island lives, along with the political and environmental pressures threatening them.

by Katharine Coldiron


“A seed of sage within my mother's womb I attune to a sacrament of Psalms…”

by Frederick Douglass Knowles II

makers

The fiction writer on her newest story collection, surfing (which she's never tried!), dystopia, and unlikely saviors.

by Katharine Coldiron

Civil’s co-founder and communications lead explains what’s so revolutionary about the new platform.

by Eric Fershtman

The first-time memoirist on grief, pets, and growing up.

by Rachel Kolman


thinkers

It’s born of relief, and our privilege to avoid talking about racism ourselves.

by Eric Fershtman

Acknowledging the complexity of the issue, and reinvesting in community as a value, are necessary steps in resolving our uniquely American problem.

by Jenn Gilgan

 
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