People
Riding Toward Danger: My Tinder Date on Horseback
Horses were my safest of sanctuaries. Nothing bad would happen.
The Old Man Who Fought Boko Haram
“Who was this self-appointed vigilante of this street of ours? Why was he so invalid? No one seemed to have a story about him.”
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Daddy Issues, or Not: When You Marry a Much Older Man
I know it’s not supposed to work this way. We damaged daughters should seek healing in therapy, not romantic relationships.
Emetophobia and Why Purity Culture Won’t Save Us
There is a belief that healthy lives are rewards for correct behavior, and illness and death are earned through insufficient devotion.
Glory in the Floorlamps: How the Theatre Became My Church
Both church and theatre demand from their followers the suspension of disbelief, and the ability to inhabit an imaginary set of circumstances in lieu of the known.
How Falling in Love Made Me Rethink the Priesthood
My earlier, naïve idea of Catholicism was shaped by an elevation of the priesthood. I did not see the sacramental worth in love, family, everyday life.
Disfiguration: How to Locate the Soul in Your New Face
Here is how the story of your new face begins.
The Land Without Shoelaces and Sharps: Two Misdiagnoses
For seven years, I lived afraid of my own mind, only to learn it had been a mistake.
Why I’m Letting My Best Friend Haunt Me
“The symptoms of anxiety and the symptoms of a haunting are so similar.”
In the Kingdom of Tamarac: Shuffleboard and Other Acts of Remembrance
What I knew about my grandparents was enough to fill every hidden closet, every secret candy drawer.