A Woman with a Past
My cousin Laura had a diva’s charisma and a siren’s voice. She also had a mysterious past. When she died, she left me to tell the story of her defiant reinvention.
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My cousin Laura had a diva’s charisma and a siren’s voice. She also had a mysterious past. When she died, she left me to tell the story of her defiant reinvention.
It is an odd thing, looking back on your life, trying to recognize in the mirror of memory the people you used to be, finding them strangers: the person who kissed your first kiss,...
The Times journalist reflects on her two deeply personal essays about her child and New York City public schools and how she grappled with readers’ responses.
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Jeffrey Schmalz wrote unsparingly about why the political and medical cavalry would not arrive in time for him.
At 103, Elizabeth Rice recalls her experiences with the Great Depression, World War II, the Vietnam War and more recent conflicts in the Middle East. … Continue reading →
My father will always struggle with his harrowing memories as a first responder. His only positive one got us talking again.
A liberal arts education led the way to careers, books, art, relationships – and writing lives well lived.
An excerpt from Bastards Rudy left me his old leather motorcycle jacket, which I took to have the zippers repaired and the lining replaced. On retrieval, the man at the counter sli...
The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.
Heart-wrenching, honest, humane, 'Edjop' is told through the eyes of his daughter who never knew him and grew up resenting him and the path he had chosen
The earliest essay in this book was published in 1992, when I was 40. Back then, my wife and I had only one child, Samantha, three years old. I am finishing this book at 71. My son...
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Like Pol Pot’s portraitist, the big man’s scribe is on shaky ground.
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When she started her new novel, Julie Orringer didn’t know that it would mirror the taxing medical challenges faced by her husband.
We try to end each season of The Critic and Her Publics with a little twist on our theme—something different and, often, a little risky or uncomfortable. Our final guest, Anna Silm...
While living abroad, Kate Rogan received news that her mom had passed away. Traveling home was difficult, but a kind stranger took charge and ensured she got back to her family in...
While living abroad, Kate Rogan received news that her mom had passed away. Traveling home was difficult, but a kind stranger took charge and ensured she got back to her family in...
In the last Turkish town on the road to Aleppo, jihadis and spies mixed with reporters trying to prove themselves.
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