My cousin Yijiang wanted to be Christian and a Marine, the first hot pot my grandfather ever refused to swallow. “Your ancestors blinded themselves from …
Love Is an Investment by Nahal Amouzadeh
love is an investment when he says all the right things, look into your heart like you would your wallet and count the good memories …
Day 164
Looking for a lovely story about loss and our ability to love? Read Oliver Jeffers’ The Heart and the Bottle.
Daily Germ
“I’m going to be who I really am. I’m going to figure out what this is.” -Stephen Chboksy
A Thank-You Letter to Female Writers
This month at Germ we’re embracing our passions. Being female, a lot of things are harder to come by — equal pay, control over my …
Indonesia’s Discriminatory and Violating “Virginity Tests” for Military and Police Women
For more than 30 years, Indonesia has subjected women who either enlist in the military or the Indonesian National Police or who want to marry …
Day 163
Look at these lovely soon-to-be high schoolers. Congratulations to Liz and our next generation of wanderers.
First Year in College
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