How To
How to Mark a Child’s Religious Milestones
Shoshana and Saadia discuss milestones and coming-of-age ceremonies in their respective faith traditions.
Sometimes I Want to March
Despite hopes that writing is enough to cope with reality, to admit we should do something other than writing was liberating.
Can I Be Happy With My Male Partner When I Dream About Dating a Creative, Intellectual Woman?
Deep fantasies aren’t fantasy at all. They can reveal who we actually are.
“God will not forgive until the person you have wronged forgives”: On Repentance, Faith, and Family Life
“God is sometimes easier to please than our fellow humans.”
The Story I Can’t Write About My Family
In fiction, one needs motivations, wants, and fears; one needs cause and effect. In life, it’s messier.
How Watching Movies Helped Me Write a Book About Music
What I wanted to say about Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” has everything to do with the movies and TV series I love.
How to Coauthor a Book and Stay Good Friends
“You should absolutely burn a penis candle before doing anything important.”
The Invisibles: American Polarization and the Reality Gap
“The fracturing of our political reality is a wound a long time in the making.”
Why I Cannot Write About My Father
“There is no word that explains how girls love absent fathers.”
You’ll Feel a Pinch: An Attempt to Get Birth Control to Outlast a Presidency
“Taking care of our bodies is a privilege when it should be a right.”