For someone in their mid-twenties with a mid-level private insurance plan, many would assume the bill following childbirth and delivery would be fairly standard. After a few days in NICU...
For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated with creating stories. It started when I was a “bossy little girl” playing house with my cousins. “You...
Someone, somewhere gave me a gift I didn’t want: the coronavirus. I’m almost two weeks into dealing with it, and I’m ready for it to shoo away. It’s a lingering,...
“These are the times that try men’s souls,” Thomas Paine once wrote. Today, that statement rings true. America is undergoing a national discussion about race. It is not an easy...
Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. Do you dream...
It’s weird to be told you’re not essential. It’s a humbling and perspective-giving thing to grapple with—but we’re being given a lot of that these days, amirite? If you’re a...
