After decades collecting the ephemera of life, Sally Edelstein understands Trump’s desire to hoard paper. But that doesn’t mean she approves.
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How I Became a Feminist: The Cultural Touchstones
As society seems to be slipping backward, it’s important to recall how unfair life could be. Mary Lou Mazzara remembers her unlikely awakening.
Our Short Story Contest Winner: The Holobody
Have you ever wished you could bring someone back to life? Becky Slate-Liu’s futuristic story warns us to be careful what we ask for.
Stay Frosty: A Short Story Contest Runner-Up
Online dating scammers like to prey on lonely older women. But in Barbara Joyce-Hawryluk’s short story, a predatory man meets his match.
Somewhere Short of Heaven: A Short Story Contest Runner-Up
When you’re not even sure your missing daughter is dead, how can you ever move on? This poignant story by Lisa Robertson imagines the answer.
Yoni Art Is a Thing—and It’s Seriously Empowering
Yes, she goes there. Charlotte Criste creates “Yoni Expressions”—part art, part female empowerment and acceptance.
Coming Out Late in Life: The Hurt Before the Happiness
After 25 years of marriage and four children, Katrina Anne Willis left her husband for a woman. Was she crazy to hope they could still be family?
A Strange Obsession: Finding Signs of Life in Cemeteries
As the years go by, Michele Willens thinks more about how she wants to be remembered—which has led to a fascination with gravestones.
5 Ways That Tina Turner Rocked Our World: Goodbye to a Legend
On news of her passing, we remember pivotal events in the superstar’s life that endeared her to the world, especially to strong women everywhere.
I Quit Drinking as a 60th Birthday Present to Myself
For her milestone birthday, Ginny McReynolds decided to live her next chapter free from alcohol and self-induced numbing.