The only way to protect herself from her father was to erase him from her life, but she survived being his daughter by acting just like he did.
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Finding My Father
At age thirty-two, after years working as an exotic dancer, the daughter of a mysteriously absentee father finally puts together the pieces that had been missing her whole life.
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Father’s Little Helper
While under the influence of Valium, Scott Korb reflects on all the fathers he could have been and the father he has become.
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You Can’t Escape Everything in the Ivory Tower
For her father, Jaclyn Gilbert is less a daughter than a debt.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
“I know I believe in the power of lining up little hopes”
At Oxford American, Michael Graff remembers his dad, Carl.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Raised by Hip-Hop
In hip-hop and skateboarding, one young man finds an outlet for his aggression.
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Japan’s Vegetable-Eating Men
Recent cultural and policy shifts in Japan have made a previously hard-to-find species far more common: the stay-at-home dad.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
The Inward Empire
A new father with early-stage MS sets out to understand the interiors of his daughter’s mind, and his own.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Cold War and its Fallout
A son approaching middle age looks back on a volatile relationship with his father.