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Working on ‘The Post’ Helped Me Pay Tribute to My Father the Newspaperman
I wish I could tell my dad that I worked to recreate the newsroom. That people still think newspaper stories—and stories about newspapers—are worth telling.
Standing in the Shadows of Brands: San Francisco at Dawn
When a city’s populace is wiped out of its longtime residents, so goes the collective memory of San Francisco.
Women at Work and Other Tales of Survival
“So long as men can harass women without consequences, they will continue to do so.”
Why I Love Being the Stranger at the Party
There are a number of ways to end up at a party you weren’t invited to.
Fabric of Community, Gone Threadbare: A Tour of Ohio’s New Trump Country
My parents are from the Rust Belt, words supposed to encapsulate the decay, the abandoned workplaces.
Wolf at the Door: Life on the Alaskan Frontier
“I hunt only for food. But, so do wolves—and my yard is a pantry. The chickens. The rabbits. The dog. Me.”
Why You Left Social Media: A Guesswork
“Social media hold out the promise of authenticity, but never fulfill it. In this way, they reproduce the craving for authenticity.”
Why My Family Takes a Thanksgiving Vow of Silence
The silent retreat gives us all time away from the bewilderment we tend to experience around American holidays.
Meeting MM: On Friendship and Disability in Japan
“Being disabled my entire life, I have yet to experience the kind of loss that MM must feel. To me, disability is the norm.”
What Will Become of My Iranian Generation?
Leaving Iran as a political refugee without asylum, my mother, in essence, burned down our house.