Firsthand Stories

In these personal narratives from across the globe, writers open up, sharing their stories of struggle and achievement, of dissonance and compassion.

Dolly LiMar 14 min read

Remember when Aaliyah and Jet Li fell in love in ‘Romeo Must Die’?

I was 10 years old when “Romeo…

Steph Ivy WhitesideFeb 294 min read

This is not an open letter

Last week, the internet entered an endless tunnel of open letters that led to open letters that led to other open letters. They appeared after a Yelp/Eat24 employee posted an open letter to her CEO complaining about how difficult it was to live on her salary. She was fired, which…

AJ+Feb 254 min read

What does Evo Morales’ defeat mean for Bolivia?

By Tupac Saavedra

AJ+Feb 118 min read

95,000 tons of methane

The leak is over, but the outrage remains
By Wendi Jonassen

AJ+Feb 35 min read

Alone on the front line

By Jihan Hafiz

Destiny KruseDec 11, 20154 min read

My journey from heroin addiction to motherhood

Two months into recovering from a heroin addiction, I…

AJ+Nov 5, 20156 min read

Behind Deborah’s story: Women in solitary confinement

Carmel DelshadOct 26, 20154 min read

Fitting in and finding home

By Carmel Delshad

Suhail AkramOct 6, 20154 min read

While Modi was pitching ‘Digital India’ to Silicon Valley, Kashmir’s internet was cut off

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