Topic: essay (page 6)

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter posing for a portrait in her back yard to promote her new autobiographical book, "First Lady From Plains", on April 3, 1984 at the Carter home in Plains, GA. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Rosalynn Carter's unknown victory

Ronald H. Davidson
My Mother Was A Communist (Photo illustration by Salon/Photos courtesy of author/Getty Images/Clever Pictures)

My mother, the debutante Communist

Andrew O'Hehir
Mariah Carey performs onstage during her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2019 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MC)

'Tis the season for Mariah love & hate

Jason Prokowiew
Family fun outdoors in the autumn by throwing fallen leaves up in the air. (Getty Images/MarianVejcik)

I can't savor every moment as a parent

Kristine Langley Mahler
(Photo courtesy of D Watkins)

How I got my Halloween groove back

D. Watkins
The hands of a young woman conjure over a transparent sphere surrounded by tarot cards, gems and other decor (Getty Images/Olena Ruban)

All the witchy things I do during fall

Nardos Haile
Bill Burr in "Old Dads" (Netflix)

I should’ve had kids in high school

D. Watkins
Vivienne Culinary Books (Photo courtesy of Carter Hiyama)

How to trade screens for stovetops

Maggie Hennessy
Missing child concept with an empty playground swing and the shadow of a little girl on the park ground (Getty Images/wildpixel)

What '80s kids also remember

Paul Crenshaw
Members of the Jewish diaspora of Edmonton gather during a candlelight vigil and community-wide Havdalah ceremony to mark the one-week anniversary of the Hamas terror attack in Israel, on October 9, 2023, in Westridge Field, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Grieving together, and also apart

Ariella Cook-Shonkoff
Jack O' Lantern, carved with a cross (Getty Images/Elizabeth W. Kearley)

Halloween as an ex-Evangelical

Nardos Haile
Grandmother and grandchild walking hand in hand (Getty Images/Doable)

Growing up as a white, "no sabo kid"

Gabriella Ferrigine
Rear view of girl reading a book in the library (Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia)

My mom tried to ban Shel Silverstein

Melissa Gopp-Warner
Chatbot writing, concept (Getty Images/Jorg Greuel)

Will AI be the death of the writer?

Randall Horton
Lynn Mabry and David Byrne. Stop Making Sense. (Jordan Cronenweth / A24)

"Stop Making Sense" made me a convert

Gary M. Kramer
Hand holding a cupcake (Getty Images/Paper Boat Creative)

Escaping my religion of cheat days

Ashlie D. Stevens
Award winner Lauryn Hill performing on 'The Source Hip Hop Music Awards' at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California on August 18, 1999. (Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect/Getty Images)

The lessons Lauryn Hill taught me

D. Watkins
Freddie Mercury's crown and accompanying cloak, in fake fur, red velvet and rhinestones, made by his friend and costume designer Diana Moseley are displayed during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the unveiling of Freddie Mercury's entire private collection ahead of an exhibition and six dedicated sales in London, United Kingdom on August 03, 2023. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Auctioning Freddie Mercury's belongings

Lori Tucker-Sullivan
Jimmy Buffett performing with the Broadway cast of the musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at the 2018 A Capitol Fourth at the U.S. Capitol, West Lawn on July 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts Inc.)

Childhood memories from Margaritaville

Olivia Luppino
Photos of Jamie Jo Hoang as a child (Photo illustration by Salon/Photos courtesy of author/Getty Images)

How I kicked my assimilation habit

Jamie Jo Hoang
An urn, some receipts and invoice letters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

My parents died. It's a whole second job

Becky Robison
Women looking at the menu in restaurant (Getty Images/Emmanuel Faure)

Is menu anxiety real?

Maggie Hennessy
Chocolate candy truffles glazed with chocolate ganache (Getty Images/Arx0nt)

The secret to the world's best chocolate

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Harriott II, a riverboat, remains docked on August 8, 2023, on the Alabama riverfront in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Three people have now been charged in the large fight on floating dock Saturday that was captured on video by numerous spectators. (Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Damn right, I come from Alabama

Randall Horton
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