Illness

Mark Vonnegut: “Too Easy, Dad”

Jun 16, 2014

TW Interview by Martha Nichols

I think he stumbled on telling the truth to save his own life—and it worked.

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Why Going Crazy Isn't Just a Good Story

Jun 11, 2014

Theme Essay by Martha Nichols

Having a famous parent is a leg up to nowhere. It made sense to people that Kurt Vonnegut’s son would have mental health problems.

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The Random Facts of Life

May 05, 2014

Editor's Note by Martha Nichols

The intensity and obtuseness of family bonds is a mystery few of us tire of.

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Why I Write About My Family

May 05, 2014

Theme Essay by Ruth Carmel

The glory and heartache of having your own family is there’s no possibility of staying out of the mess.

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How I Grew Wings

Oct 01, 2013

Essay by Kim Triedman

I steered clear of anything creative, preferring the safety of science over nuance. I lived my life with one finger on my own pulse.

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The Kitchen Conjuror

Nov 28, 2011

Book Review by Lorraine Berry

Anger is the sensation of 'peppercorns in a mortar and pestle, grinding around in a circle until they finally yield and crack.'

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My Cancer Plays

Oct 17, 2011

Cancer Room Workshop Selection

I’m not ready yet. Really, God, all those times I said I wish I was dead? I didn’t mean it.

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Portraits of the Interior

Sep 05, 2011

TW Column by Judith A. Ross

I’d never seen that part of the body before. It looks so much like drawing.

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In the Cancer Room

Sep 05, 2011

Feature by Autumn Stephens

Sometimes, I light candles to rekindle the flame. Or to burn the evidence.

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