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In this special edition of The Personal Element, we rebroadcast an episode of Lesley University’s Why We Write podcast. Christine and Tavi talk about their writing lives as well as dig into Cindy House’s essay “Urgent Care” from her acclaimed memoir/essay collection Mother Noise. They are joined by host Georgia Sparling to dissect this fabulous essay on mothering and […]
Alice Bloch is a writer who has a great depth of knowledge about music, theater, and performance in general. She’s published two memoirs (and a novel) exploring her relationships with the women in her life, her own sexual awakening and her rich life experiences in the 1970s New York City gay scene. Alice contemplates a […]
Icelandic-American writer Margrét Ann Thors takes readers on a surprising ride from Reykjavík to Colorado through her imaginative translations. The essay, though beautiful and amusing, touches on such heavy subjects as abortion, mass shootings and serious medical conditions. Margrét deftly explores her feelings around perpetrators and zealots in relation to her pregnancy. In gorgeous language, […]