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Life Stories (page 10)

The Life Stories section features insightful commentary and essays about the human experience from Salon.

Typing on laptop (Getty Images)

The lost art of not having an opinion

D. Watkins
Stressed college student hiding behind a wall (Getty Images)

Stalking and the "college experience"

Sadie Hoagland
Ashleé and Addy (Photo provided by Ashleé Clark)

We were American Girls

Ashleé Clark
Aerogrammes (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster)

It’s my mom's fault I stole her letters

Michèle Dawson Haber
Spying on an Ex through their spouse (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

A spy in the house of my first love

Susan Shapiro
Wallace Lane and his son (Photo courtesy of the author)

How racism found my son on Fortnite

Wallace Lane
A protester holds a sign with a photo of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Chauvin was taken into custody for Floyd's death. Chauvin has been accused of kneeling on Floyd's neck as he pleaded with him about not being able to breathe. Floyd was pronounced dead a short while later. Chauvin and 3 other officers, who were involved in the arrest, were fired from the police department after a video of the arrest was circulated. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

America isn't on trial. Derek Chauvin is

D. Watkins
Wooden Birdhouse (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster)

An enigmatic gift from my estranged mom

Gale Massey
Author Lilly Dancyger with her father, Joe Schactman | Bird sculpture constructed by Joe Schactman (Joe Schactman, Courtesy of Lilly Dancyger)

"I hope you have some positive memories"

Lilly Dancyger
Couple Moves In Together Right As COVID-19 Pandemic Hits (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

We moved in, then COVID hit home

Jennifer Ogunsola
A childhood photo of the author and her sister (Photo courtesy of author Danni Quintos)

My mom & I haven't talked about Atlanta

Danni Quintos
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "ABOLISH POLICE" during a protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Wallace Jr, who Philadelphia police officers claimed was armed with a knife. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Who keeps us safe if we abolish police?

Hari Ziyad
Sarah and Aaron Sanders celebrate a Passover Seder with their children, Noah, 19, Bella, 18 and Maya, 13, at home and different family members across the country via video conference on April 08, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. Many families are turning to video conference to celebrate Passover Seders because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Pandemic Passover: On grief & gathering

Brahna Yassky
NAS (Keith Griner/Getty Images)

I'm from the Nas generation of scholars

Darryl Robertson
Reusable medical masks from multi-colored cotton fabric (Getty Images)

Am I ready to go back into the world?

D. Watkins
Performative Woke-ness (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It's time to confront casual racism

Takirra Winfield Dixon
Devil Mask (Getty Images)

"Where will you spend eternity?"

S.J. Stover
Dad and son bonding and having fun with piggyback ride on mountain hiking adventure (Getty Images)

City kids deserve nature's beauty, too

Tariq Touré
A swinging bench hangs from a tree after a snow storm on February 18, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas. Residents have gone days without electricity and fresh water after a catastrophic failure of the power grid in the state. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Texas Storm: A Cold Waiting Game

Molly Wilcox
Supporters of US President Donald Trump hold a rally outside the US Capitol as they protest the upcoming electoral college certification of Joe Biden as US President in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Wild myths I believed about white people

Darryl Robertson
D. Watkins and Dante Barksdale (Illustration by Salon/D Watkins)

My friend was murdered. I failed him

D. Watkins
Rainbow Y'ALL (Salon)

The all of "y'all"

Justin Quarry
Razor on a sunrise (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

I shaved my legs like I found love

Kendra Jo
Ludwig Joseph and granddaughter, Nicole Karlis | Ludwig with family and friends on vacation (Photo illustration. by Salon/Nicole Karlis/USC Shoah Foundation)

What my family's Holocaust story reveals

Nicole Karlis
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