The Way She Closed the Door The author journeys through time and family history on a frozen river in Winnipeg. February 7, 2022 Tabula Rasa: Volume Three A project meant not to end. January 31, 2022 A Passage to Parenthood One of the reasons I began thinking about I.V.F. was that I was overflowing with love for my wife and wanted a place to put that love. January 24, 2022 Escaping Into the Crossword Puzzle If, by the dumb logic of my eating disorder, I was losing something special about myself by gaining weight, I was bolstering my self-esteem by creating crosswords, something I knew to be difficult, precocious, and exceptional. December 20, 2021 Writing “Eleanor Rigby” How one of the Beatles’ greatest songs came to be. October 18, 2021 A Botched Circumcision and Its Aftermath The constant discomfort of a genital injury creates a covenant of pain. It is impossible to think about anything else. October 4, 2021 The Education of a Part-Time Punk Learning to love music—and to hate it, too. September 6, 2021 Finding a Way Back from Suicide A journey of recovery through electroconvulsive therapy. August 9, 2021 Happy-Go-Lucky “Who are you?” I want to ask the gentle gnome in front of me. “And what have you done with Lou Sedaris?” August 2, 2021 Flight Plan Learning to live with a pilot. July 26, 2021
