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growing up 7/20/2022
Teaching Myself Piano at the End of the World This time, on my terms — not my mom’s.
By Emily Kirkpatrick

hm! 7/20/2022
Would You Go to a Wedding Where the Bride Has COVID? A bride in the U.K. reportedly presented her guests with a chaotic choice.
By Danielle Cohen

road trip 7/20/2022
Life Is a Highway (Finally) Learning how to get behind the wheel in my 30s kept me young.
By Ginny Hogan

nostalgia 7/19/2022
I’m Playing the French Horn Again My middle-school band teacher would be proud — not that I’ve gotten any better or anything.
By Mia Mercado

sports! 7/19/2022
I Rock Climb to Prove I Can Do Hard Things I feel apocalypse-ready — and not a moment too soon.
By Andrea Bartz

the bachelorette 7/19/2022
Did Rachel Make a Big Mistake Signing Up for This Bachelorette Duet? Looks like she already wants to quit.
By Allie Jones

parenting 7/19/2022
How Do I Tell My Kids Our Family Has a Target on Our Backs? LGBTQ families like mine are under threat. I’m trying to find the words to talk to my kids about it.
By Laura Leigh Abby

life after roe 7/19/2022
Birth Control That Doesn’t Expire Without Roe, patients are telling doctors they want their tubes tied.
By Bindu Bansinath

hobbies 7/19/2022
I Became a Birder to Shut My Brain Up Who has time to spiral when you’re staring at a common yellowthroat?
By Jennifer G. Sullivan

first person 7/18/2022
Breaking the Faith As a teen, I gave everything to Christ. As an adult, I’m finally getting it all back.
By Yumi Nu
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