Solar Opposites

Was I facing a crisis of conscience—or of confidence?

by Dana Hudepohl

Could I live up to this imagined version of my dad?

by Allan Lopez

The key to winning on this show: instant reflexes.

by Deborah Claymon

My husband had been my safe harbor. In the wake of his loss, how would I navigate Reunion Homecoming?

by Susie Colby

Decades after graduation, I gave John Cage another listen.

by David Wilson-Okamura

To a toddler, there’s no time like the present.

by Brad Blake

How I came to understand the true reason Uncle Dan dropped out.

by Sierra Garcia

Why not take the seat directly across from the famous French philosopher?

by LaDoris Hazzard Cordell

Was I a woman of letters, or only a girl?

by Merrill Joan Gerber

I have plenty of tattoos. You just can’t see them.

by Katie Mauro Zeigler