Edited and with an Introduction by Jia Tolentino
Kim Dana Kupperman, Series Editor
"Imparting some piece of yourself—any part—is arduous and warrants some kind of commendation," writes guest editor Wesley Morris in his introduction. Both personal and personable, the essayists in this volume use their own vulnerability to guide readers on excursions that unfold on uncomfortable edges. From contemplating the nuances of memory to exploring the complexities of family, romance, gender identity, illness, and death, Morris' selection of essays presents a roundup of the thinkers who masterfully grapple with the issue of our time.
Copyright © 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers LLC.
Introduction copyright © 2024 by Wesley Morris.
ISSN 0888-3742
ISBN 978-0-06-335159-2
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Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction xiii
JENISHA WATTS. Jenisha from Kentucky 1
from The Atlantic
TEJU COLE. Reframing Vermeer 27
from New York Times Magazine
SALLIE TISDALE. Mere Belief 35
from Harper's Magazine
JENNIFER SINOR. The Lives of Bryan 50
from The American Scholar
JERALD WALKER. It's Hard Out Here for a Memoirist 63
from Prairie Schooner
JONATHAN GLEASON. Proxemics 71
from Colorado Review
BROCK CLARKE. Woodstove 83
from Five Points
MICHAEL W. CLUNE. The Anatomy of Panic 99
from Harper's Magazine
COURTNEY MILLER SANTO. If/Then 119
from New Letters
JENNIFER SENIOR. The Ones We Sent Away 133
from The Atlantic
YIYUN LI. If Not Now, Later 167
from The New Yorker
AMY MARGOLIS. 1978 179
from The Iowa Review
NICOLE GRAEV LIPSON. As They Like It: Learning to Follow My Child's Lead 189
from Virginia Quarterly Review
KATHLEEN ALCOTT. Trapdoor 207
from Harper's Magazine
JAMES WHORTON JR. An Upset Place 226
from The Gettysburg Review
JAMES MCAULEY. Memory's Cellar 245
from Liberties
RICHARD PRINS. Because: An Etiology 264
from Potomac Review
AUSTIN WOERNER. As Big as You Make It Out to Be 274
from Ploughshares
RÉMY NGAMIJE. Love Is a Washing Line 302
from Prairie Schooner
ANNE MARIE TODKILL. Storm Damage 311
from The Fiddlehead
ED PAVILIĆ. Anita Baker Introduced Us and Patrice Rushen Did the Rest 325
from Oxford American
CHRISTIENNE L. HINZ. A Rewilding 337
from Terrain
Contributors' Notes 347
Notable Essays of 2023 352
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