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Personal Essays
December 30, 2019
Matt Farwell
My Own Private Decade From Hell
A brother's death. An honorable discharge. And a harrowing reentry to civilian life.
February 2, 2017
Charlotte Shane
It Happened to Her
Why is Cat Marnell’s drug memoir so gripping?
September 18, 2015
Stacia L. Brown
The Personal Essay Economy Offers Fewer Rewards for Black Women

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