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Life Stories

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Requiem for my hairline

John Saward
The author speaks at the 2011 TED Conference about his choreography, framing his political dance works within the tradition of devotional art (James Duncan Davidson)

"I just came out to my 80-something father"

Prumsodun Ok
The author (Courtesy of Rahul Rodriguez)

"Being undocumented wasn't a choice"

Raul Rodriguez
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The post-surgery secret your doctors won't share

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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The author (Courtesy of Andres Garcia)

"I just figured they’d be close-minded"

Andres Garcia
The author with a colleague from Silicon Valley De-Bug (Courtesy of Jean Melesaine)

"There was no reason to be good anymore"

Jean Melesaine
The author (Courtesy of Jamilah King)

Jamilah King
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-121495p1.html'>Andrei Dumitru</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The anniversary I spent alone

Beverly Willett
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(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-5726p1.html'>Albert Campbell</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

I miss hating the Soviet Union

Julia Barton
(iStockphoto/Lisa F. Young)

Rebecca Flint Marx - Gilt Taste
(Salon/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-59320p1.html'>Andy Piatt</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

A psychic predicted my career

Ibrahim Madha
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-120925p1.html'>Lipsky</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

My first snowfall

Oindrila Mukherjee
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How I conquered my banking job

Andreas Kluth
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-306199p1.html'>trekandshoot</a> and <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-52959p1.html'>Piotr Marcinski</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Hoarding: A love story

Judy Batalion
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-169228p1.html'>dundanim</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The loud American I swore I'd never be

Thomas Rogers
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How to sell furniture to celebrities

Peter Mountford
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(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-170857p1.html'>John Kropewnicki</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

The creepy taxi cab ride I'll never forget

Helen Rubinstein
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-52013p1.html>Edyta Pawlowska</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

We never thought we'd be grocers

Katie McCaskey
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-73208p1.html'>Franck Boston</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

My psychoanalyst's twisted final session

Simon Yisrael Feuerman
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Heather Siegel
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My favorite divorce

Jonathan Weiler
(Salon)

How Shakespeare got me through unemployment

DG Strong
A photo of the author with her dog, Max. (Alison Turner)

I swapped the corporate world for a trailer

Alison Turner
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Who needs a bucket list?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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