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First Person
in memoriam
Yesterday at 6:36 p.m.
The Resilience of DMX
People with out-of-this world talent are no less prone to addiction.
By
Ashley Stoney
first person
Apr. 5, 2021
I Became Asian When I Left Asia
Who do we mean when we refer to the ‘Asian American community’?
By
Emily Jungmin Yoon
first person
Mar. 25, 2021
I Used to Want a ‘Normal’ Family
A beloved pet helped me see my parents in a whole new light.
By
Cathaleen Chen
first person
Jan. 28, 2021
Seeing Myself in
WandaVision
I know what it’s like to work overtime to fit in.
By
Marianne Eloise
first person
Dec. 22, 2020
All the Time I Wasted Trying to Please Indifferent Men
The way Christie Smythe blew up her life for love is harrowing, utterly bananas, and perfectly understandable.
By
Brandon Taylor
first person
Nov. 9, 2020
COVID Took My Grandfather. But It Wasn’t What Killed Him.
His death, six months into the pandemic, is as political as it is biological.
By
Sarah Jones
first person
Nov. 3, 2020
My Therapists Were Right About Uncertainty
Faced with actual, persistent chaos, I’ve realized there was never a way to outpace danger.
By
Lisa Miller
first person
Oct. 29, 2020
A Recipe Gets You Only So Far
Chasing intangible feelings, in and out of the kitchen.
By
Bryan Washington
alas
Oct. 13, 2020
I Have Come to the Humiliating Conclusion That I Am an Extrovert
It seems I do miss other people.
By
Molly Fischer
all in the family
Oct. 8, 2020
My Mother Once Sold Horoscopes to Survive
I’m beginning to understand how the fall of her country prepared her for uncertainty.
By
Natasha Frid
all in the family
Oct. 6, 2020
How I Stopped Ghosting My Family
This year, I learned to do what my mother once did for me.
By
Beatrice Kilat
first person
Oct. 1, 2020
Aching for Abolition
As a survivor of sexual violence, I know prison isn’t the answer.
By
Camonghne Felix
first person
Sept. 25, 2020
I Never Expected Justice for Breonna Taylor
How can this realism make way for hope?
By
Tyrese Coleman
first person
Sept. 25, 2020
Are You Aging Correctly?
Ask yourself who benefits when women gracefully fade into the background.
By
Heather Havrilesky
power
Sept. 22, 2020
Why Did I Think She Wouldn’t Die?
I see now that attributing superhuman strength to Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn’t do her enough justice.
By
Lisa Miller
first person
Sept. 16, 2020
Rosemary Will Never Smell the Same
We wanted to believe that simmering herbs could protect our lungs from the wildfire smoke.
By
Meaghan O'Connell
first person
Sept. 15, 2020
Buying Myself Back
When does a model own her own image?
By
Emily Ratajkowski
first person
Sept. 11, 2020
Good-bye to Century 21, the Store Where I Grew Up
I came of age between your racks.
By
Xochitl Gonzalez
in memoriam
Sept. 1, 2020
A Superhero Who Looks Like Us
The bittersweet thrill of rewatching
Black Panther
with my 5-year-old daughter.
By
Carla Bruce-Eddings
first person
Aug. 4, 2020
How the Hell Are Working Parents ‘Doing This’?
I ask myself every day.
By
Carla Bruce-Eddings
first person
June 18, 2020
This Juneteenth
I want to feel the peace that white people have enjoyed at my expense.
By
Jennifer Neal
parenting
June 10, 2020
The Sacrifice Black Children Shouldn’t Have to Make
This country prizes Black children’s precocity — insists on it, even, much of the time.
By
Stacia Brown
the longest lives
May 29, 2020
‘We Lost Sister Grace on Monday’
The sisters of Mount Saint Vincent Convent are praying we learn from this.
By
Amelia Schonbek
documentary
May 28, 2020
This 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma Has Some Advice for You
In her second century, Louise “Nonnie” Bonito is still making meatballs and refusing to dwell on the negative.
As told to
Lisa Addario
life after life
May 21, 2020
I Can’t Be Afraid of Touch
My job as a nurse depends on it.
By
Sallie Tisdale
first person
May 7, 2020
For Two Months, My Future Included a Baby
Then, in early April, I started spotting.
By
Zoe Whittall
first person
May 6, 2020
How Do I Stay Sober Now?
It was two weeks into social distancing that I started craving alcohol again.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
first person
May 5, 2020
Some Questions About My Mother
Can I make sense of her death by assuring myself of her life?
By
Kate Ristow
life after life
May 1, 2020
I Fend Off Grief by Feeding People
What am I supposed to do now?
By
Erin Clare Brown
coronavirus
Apr. 28, 2020
Nannies Tell the Truth About Working During the Coronavirus
‘Now that I’m out of isolation, I’m taking care of the whole family unit.’
As told to
Anna Silman
first person
Apr. 28, 2020
The Spaces Between Us
When friends and neighbors run for the hills, small differences in wealth suddenly loom large.
By
Lisa Miller
literature
Apr. 24, 2020
Personal Essays Essay
Please, consider the genre with me.
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
first person
Apr. 22, 2020
Do You Hate Me for My Yard?
Resentment might be the only thing our isolation has in common.
By
Evie Ebert
first person
Apr. 9, 2020
Applying for Unemployment Is My New Full-Time Job
I’ve called hundreds of times this week. I haven’t spoken to a human yet.
By
Natasha Frid
first person
Apr. 7, 2020
Who Knew Meal Planning Could Make Me Feel This Way?
I’m not a good cook, but I am a determined one.
By
Lydia Kiesling
first person
Apr. 7, 2020
‘They Separated Me From My Baby’
Hospitals are keeping newborns from their parents over coronavirus fears.
By
Irin Carmon
first person
Apr. 3, 2020
What Chronic Illness Taught Me About Uncertainty
Lessons for a global pandemic, from a permanently sick person.
By
Esmé Weijun Wang
first person
Apr. 1, 2020
I Know the Day We Got It
A family of four weathers a fetid week of coronavirus.
By
Reyhan Harmanci
book excerpt
Mar. 26, 2020
The Worst Friend Date I Ever Had
I was hoping she was in the market for a new bff.
By
Samantha Irby
coronavirus
Mar. 19, 2020
Walking the Dog Is the Only Time I Feel Sane
Nothing is the same, except for her.
By
Lisa Miller
coronavirus
Mar. 15, 2020
I’m in the High-Risk 2 Percent. It’s Exhausting.
A rare disease means I’m always ultracareful about infection contact. This is my nightmare scenario.
By
Sarah Hogate Bacon
science of us
Mar. 13, 2020
The Very Soothing Sensation of
The Sims
Sometimes I’m tempted to take better care of my Sims than myself.
By
Caragh Poh
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
‘Don’t Worry’ Is an Act of Selfishness
What happens when coronavirus hits an area where worry is considered unfashionable?
By
Sarah Miller
first person
Mar. 9, 2020
Cheating on My Parents
My own abusive mother and father were being replaced, and they knew it.
By
Anonymous
first person
Feb. 26, 2020
Replaying My Shame
Thirteen years later, what happened at Gawker isn’t going away.
By
Emily Gould
new emotions
Feb. 7, 2020
That Feeling When Your Fight-or-Flight Response Has No Fight
There’s a vague sense of humiliation that accompanies an instinctual retreat from a perceived danger.
By
Mark Epstein
new emotions
Feb. 7, 2020
That Feeling When a Minor Problem Seems Like the End of the World
I knew I wasn’t facing a tragedy, but my feelings disagreed.
By
Melissa Fay Greene
new emotions
Feb. 6, 2020
That Feeling When You Share Your Deepest Secrets With a Stranger
There’s an unfettered closeness that comes from spending an intimate night with someone while knowing that you won’t see that person again.
By
Bryan Washington
new emotions
Feb. 6, 2020
That Feeling When You’re Haunted by Online Embarrassments
Chagrinternet is the lingering feeling of minor humiliation endemic to participating in social life online.
By
Dayna Tortorici
new emotions
Feb. 5, 2020
That Feeling When You Bond With Someone Over Feeling the Same Pain
It’s not Schadenfreude (damage plus joy). Instead, it’s Freundeschaden (friend plus damage).
By
Nell Scovell
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