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I Donated My Stuttering Brain to Science
As much as I hated being told that my stutter was “all in my head,” I liked being reminded that it was localized in my brain.
Making the Language of Wine More Inclusive
Often, the vocabulary of wine is only accessible to people who have the time and money to learn it.
‘Inception’ Gave Me a Way to Dream
Again and again, I’ve lost myself to movie time. I’ve lost myself to dream time, too.
My Mom, Princess Diana, and Me
At what point does someone we’ve lost become only a story we tell, more myth than memory?
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Unraveling the Myth of the Black Supermom
Nora and Iris West-Allen’s fraught relationship proves that even we daughters often expect superheroics from our very human Black mothers.
The Script Characters with Cancer Are Told to Follow
Nora Feely on unrealistic storylines and tropes of characters with cancer, what it means to “survive,” gratitude and toxic positivity, and more.
I Didn’t Want to Miss Baby Night
Children appear in horror all the time because to parent one is naturally terrifying.
What a Seashell Souvenir Tells Me About Loss
Selfishly, as a writer, I’m also worried about the seasons to come.
In Taiwan, Running Led Me to My Community—and to Myself
A place doesn’t begin to feel like a home until it contains people you care for.
Between Parent and Child: A Recipe for Kodomo-Don
I call it 子供丼 (kodomo-don), because it is only egg over rice. Something about it is simple, one rank lower in maturity than an adult dish.