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By John Randolph When I was a kid, I was terrified of spiders. My darkest moment came while on fifth…

By Mo Perry This piece has been slightly edited from Mo’s substack, The Unfurling, where it originally appeared. My…

By Sarah Rugheimer  Canada is widely known for its multiculturalism, its universal healthcare, and its hockey obsession. Many regard it…

By Anonymous in California “Don’t let your karma run over your dogma.” I heard this cheeky saying on the…

By Jonathan Kass You are programmed to want children. You’re past thirty now and the cajoling from your genes…

I can’t open Instagram anymore By Preeti Kulkarni I can’t open Instagram anymore. Every time I do, I…

By Barney Adams I read Tangle daily, and remembered that the word “entrepreneur” was mentioned along with the announcement that…

By Barbara Khristi This essay originally appeared in The Strad, and has been lightly edited from the original. “Every performance…

The worst kind of bus girlie By Bethany Kaylor This piece first appeared on Bethany’s blog, “Books and beans,…

By Elias Leventhal I was first exposed to math in sixth grade. I wasn’t raised in a cave, or…

The backstory "I think I had a stroke." It was at a Disney family vacation when my mom…