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27/09/2023
When Ilana was in first grade, she visited her mom's friend Mary Anne every Monday. Initially, she didn't question who Mary Anne was, but over time she started to understand that she was being treated for something that nobody was willing to tell her about, and that separated her from the others.
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Motherhood
In a world where work shapes our lives and motherhood remains an invisible struggle, how do we decide when it’s time to give life? Through personal narratives and societal pressures, Jenny reflects on choices, sacrifices, and what truly shapes our desires.
The Sound That Persists
Traveling across Iowa, where vast cornfields seem to smother the wild, Richard reflects on what silence and loss can reveal. With his hearing altered by a gunshot, he explores how to listen anew to what we’ve nearly forgotten.
Invisible Cities
Sarah uses the occasion of recent discoveries in the Upper Amazon to reflect on how we imagine "the wild," weaving together imperial, scientific, and indigenous histories to explore how the natural world can resist our attempts to silence it.