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When It Feels Like Nowhere Is Safe

When It Feels Like Nowhere Is Safe

The author recounts harrowing experiences of sexual assault from childhood, reflecting on how societal and systemic failures, including dismissive authorities and cultural attitudes, allowed these ...
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The Value of No

The author, a former executive director, struggles with declining productivity as a full-time writer and compares it to the concept of "rate of reinforcement" in ...
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I willingly, joyfully adopted my sons from Paraguay. I would never do it again

I willingly, joyfully adopted my sons from Paraguay. I would never do it again

A recent investigation revealed that many children from South Korea and other countries were trafficked into international adoption through coercion and fraud, exposing long-held rumors ...
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Dear Goddamned Dog

Letters to the animals who have humbled me, bested me, and delighted me, all while watching me claim expertise in animal training and behavior.
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Pieces of String Too Small to Use

Observations about life. And other things found in the attic. By Marjie Alonso · Launched 2 years ago
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