The Personals

A Freak Accident Brought Me Closer to My Domineering Dad

One summer in my early 20s, my dad’s ‘brilliant idea’ quite literally set us both on fire—and changed our relationship forever.

Nov 14 • Ivy Eisenberg

Unburying My Mother’s Secret

In the last years of her life, a sudden revelation upended my entire image of my mom. It took a decade after her death—and another major life change—for…

Jul 25 • Cathy Alter

The Man Who Betrayed Me Was Also the Man Who Loved Me

I came out of the closet in the throes of the AIDS epidemic and fell for someone I thought was a safe harbor. The blurred lines between his love and his…

Jul 18 • J Martin

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