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Khomeini’s Mausoleum

Oct 01, 2018

Essay by Mojgan Ghazirad

I felt as if I were standing under a giant tent erected on top of a jewelry box that bore the Ayatollah’s body.

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Camera Obscura

Jun 05, 2017

Personal Essay by Rebecca Schumejda

I’m afraid of contributing to the stigma of mental illness by telling this story.

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Confined to Quarters

May 01, 2017

Personal Essay by Marianne Goldsmith

Off his meds, Daniel went to a bar, got spooked, and lost his temper.

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Night Fishing

Mar 06, 2017

Personal Essay by Sara Hubbs

Have you ever recoiled from your own newborn?

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Dispatches from the Land of Well

Feb 06, 2017

Personal Essay by Jamie Passaro

I can go out to a restaurant and no longer think the people at the next table are sending me messages in their sentences.

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