30
Jul
Pee, Rain, and Perfection
We crave perfection, and being seen as good, but none of us is always good or does everything perfectly....
memoir Tag
17
Jul
Climbing a Mountain, Raising Your Voice
Writing is like climbing a mountain, as any artistic expression, but we only have one life and one voice. The world needs to hear yours....
07
May
What will you change? Lessons from a crisis
When you go through a crisis, the lessons you learn may not be obvious right away. It can take years until you grasp how it has changed you....
07:00 /
Personal Growth
09
Apr
Memory tricks: How my friend came back from the dead
Memory is tricky. That’s why fact checking is so important when you write memoir....
06:00 /
Memoir
13
Nov
Learning Thanksgiving
As a foreigner, the Thanksgiving holiday didn't make sense to me, because its history seemed oddly detached from the celebration. Here is how I learned to love it....
17:13 /
Memoir
24
Oct
The Face Across the Border
“When he set the gun’s barrel on my forehead, my whole body went numb. I didn’t even feel the beating that came after.” This true story could have been told by anybody at the border right now....
10:22 /
Learn
08
Oct
Notable Essay of 2019: How it feels to be recognized
My essay "My Books and I" has been chosen as a Notable Essay by the Best American Essays, 2019 edition....
12:05 /
Writing Tips
25
Sep
Naked — at last
Our naked bodies carry an essential purity that more often than not has been beaten out of us by prejudice, criticism, and self-hate....
11:41 /
Memoir
07
Aug
What’s your life’s work?
We are our life’s true work. Throughout our journey, we have the opportunity to grow, learn, and become a better person in everything we do and with everyone we know. ...
06:36 /
Personal Growth
24
Jul
The Wounds We Carry
Parents' negative comments can open wounds that never heal. It happened to me and I struggle to avoid the same mistake when parenting my son....
12:35 /
Memoir
