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Topic: essay (page 7)

A collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the launch of Dream Toys 2012 at St Mary's Church on October 31, 2012 in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

The tactile appeal of "Ninja Turtles"

Kelly McClure
Two Roads Diverged (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

"Am I gay?" Embracing change in midlife

Melissa Giberson
Spaghetti with tuna, pistachios and mint (Photo courtesy of Maggie Hennessy)

Why do I cook like a Sicilian?

Maggie Hennessy
Vishaun Lawrence of Jamaica, a new U.S. citizen, holds and American flag along with her citizenship papers as she participates in a naturalization ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 3, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

My new US citizenship: It's complicated

Lise Ragbir
French Fries on Vacation (Getty Images/artisteer)

Eating on vacation: Why I deserve it all

D. Watkins
Cappuccino with latte art on the table (Getty Images/Alexander Spatari)

Sit and linger: Coffee and a slower life

Ashlie D. Stevens
Reeves Gabrels, Robert Smith, and Simon Gallup of The Cure perform at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2023 in New York, New York. (Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone via Getty Images)

I saw The Cure with my parents

Gabriella Ferrigine
Jackdaw Crow on a Bird Feeder (Getty Images/David Pardoe)

With age comes birds

Kelly McClure
How I dressed as Barbie ... and then Zombie Barbie in 2022 (Deena ElGenaidi)

Decolonizing Barbie from my dress-up

Deena ElGenaidi
Disinfecting cleaning groceries (Getty Images/Os Tartarouchos)

Lockdown helped me learn to love cooking

D. Watkins
An elevated railway in the Bronx, New York City, circa 1970. (Erika Stone/Getty Images)

What the South Bronx taught me

Beverly Gologorsky - TomDispatch.com
The author's mother holding a bar of Saboun Nabulsi. (Photo courtesy of the author)

Searching for home in a bar of soap

Natalie Jabbar
Drag Queens Kelly K, left, and Scalene OnixXx read story book on the last Drag Queen story hour at Canyon Crest Town Centre location of Cellar Door Bookstore on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Riverside, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Drag queens don't traumatize my kids

Katryn Bury
Clear Plastic Cup Pattern (Getty Images/MirageC)

Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter

D. Watkins
Maggie's meal at a Chicago bar (Photo courtesy of Maggie Hennesy)

The spontaneous joy of eating at the bar

Maggie Hennessy
Views of waterway surrounded by reeds, from Norfolk Coast path National Trail near Burnham Overy Staithe, East Anglia, England, UK. (Getty Images/Andrew Michael/Universal Images Group)

In praise of flat places

Noreen Masud
A woman cooking at night in the kitchen (Getty Images/Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman)

The joy of (very late night) cooking

Ashlie D. Stevens
Anti-fascists and members of Stand Up To Racism demonstrate against the Patriotic Alternative protest at the Tate Britain, Drag Queen Story Hour UK events at the gallery. (Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

It's the Satanic Panic all over again

Gigi Griffis
D Watkin and his daughter (Photo illustration by Salon/Photos courtesy of D Watkins/Getty Images)

The memories my father has forgotten

D. Watkins
The author and his daughter (Photo courtesy of author)

Fatherhood, fear and our family gifts

Kuang Lee
A Wrinkle in Time (Disney)

Grief is a distant planet: Sci-fi & dad

Meaghan Mulholland
Transgender Flag Graduation Cap (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

My trans daughter's 18 States of America

Carolyn Hays
Woman holding vegetables (Getty Images/We Are)

Reclaiming rice cakes and finding joy

Ashlie D. Stevens
BTS performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. (Manny Carabel/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

The impact BTS had on my mental health

Lily Doton
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