first person I’m Tired of Hearing About Yearning There is power in yearning, but only as a means to an end, not as an endstate in itself. AJ 5 Hours
first person We Call It Time Travel To love someone new is to agree to travel somewhere that doesn’t exist yet together. Vanessa — Feb 23, 2022
first person To Travel, Like Light So much of my experience of poetry is wrapped up in time. danijanae — Feb 22, 2022
first person Closing the Distance With a Dash of Salt and Cumin In the middle of a pandemic, 8,000 miles away from Dhaka, Bangladesh, I craved my favorite dish in the world: beef bhuna, a curry made of tender meat and rich,… P — Feb 21, 2022
first person Time Between Us My partner and I started our relationship at a distance. C was on Eastern Time. I was on Mountain Time. Diana Clarke — Feb 20, 2022
first person Aunt Opal and the California Cabbage Fund “When I asked her if I had to start praying for a husband, she laughed like a bark, like the boss.” Heather Hogan — Feb 19, 2022
first person The Numbers in My Phone I tried for a long time not to have a smart phone. sheena d. — Feb 17, 2022
first person The Double Lives of Queer Church Musicians Many of my colleagues and I have left church music leadership entirely. Cat Dean — Feb 15, 2022
first person Caterpillar Soup: A Trans Girl Finds Her Style Emme Lund writes about butterflies, fashion, and finding her own sense of style while she moves through her transition. Emme Lund — Feb 15, 2022