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My HBCU Journey Began With A Different World

"A Different World" Is the Reason I Went to an HBCU. I Want That For the Next Generation.

by Taryn Finley 7 hours ago

What It's Like Being Pregnant with Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Surprise Pregnancy, a Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis, and the Long Journey Ahead

by Lanear Snell 3 weeks ago

A Love Letter From Black Women to Martha's Vineyard

For Black Women, Saying Goodbye to Martha’s Vineyard Gets Harder Every Summer

by Yasmine Jameelah 2 weeks ago

What a Blue Zone Taught Me About Loneliness

Travel Inspiration

What I Learned About Loneliness After Visiting a Blue Zone

by Jordan Shalhoub (she/they) 3 weeks ago

Latest Personal Essay

I Threw an Uno Game Night in My 30s

Nostalgia Why Game Nights Are the Ultimate Friendship Hack in Your 30s

by Jordan Shalhoub (she/they) 4 months ago

Self-Help Won't Cure My Chronic Illness

Health Self-Help Won't Cure My Chronic Illness

by Chandler Plante 4 months ago

Why It Took Years For Me to Be Diagnosed With Lupus

Personal Essay Doctors Told Me Anxiety Was Making Me Sick, Then I Was Diagnosed With Lupus

by Caitlin Flynn 4 months ago

Coachella The Joy of Coachella in Your (Late) 30s

by Kelsey Castañon 5 months ago

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by Jessica Andrews 5 months ago

Personal Essay Meet the Feel-Good List, a Safe Space to Celebrate Micro-Moments of Joy

by Kelsey Castañon 6 months ago

Personal Essay Don't Sleep on "Quiet Sex"

by Taylor Andrews 8 months ago

I’m Turning 40, and I’m Not Interested in Aging Naturally

Identity I’m Turning 40, and I Don’t Want to Age Naturally

by Johanna Ferreira 8 months ago

A Letter to Bartenders About Mocktails

Personal Essay Dear Bartenders: Please Stop Announcing That My Drink Has No Alcohol

by Haley Lyndes 8 months ago

Why I'm Looking Forward to Dry January

New Year Why I'm Secretly Looking Forward to Dry January

by Chandler Plante 8 months ago

I Didn't Know I Had Social Anxiety Until I Stopped Drinking

Healthy Living Alcohol Used to Mask My Social Anxiety — Here's What I'm Learning Without It

by Haley Lyndes 8 months ago