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...
Losing your job is a tough pill to swallow. It can lead to anxiety and uncertainty, especially if you lost your job because of a pandemic. If you find yourself...
The events of the last two weeks have brought police brutality, racial history and freedom of expression to the minds and lips of nearly every American. As we work to...
