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Leah Angstman
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The Coil
Oct 7, 2019
Most Anticipated October 2019 Books
The Coil dishes the best new books to read this month. Fiction…
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The Coil
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The Coil
Aug 16, 2019
Dead Baby
Essay by Paul Crenshaw
1. Jokes
How do you make a dead baby float?
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Krista Hanley
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Apr 20, 2019
How to Survive the 20th Anniversary of a Mass Shooting
Krista Hanley, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine…
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Nicholas Powell
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Apr 17, 2019
Fika; or, The Enjoyment of Coffee
Nicholas Powell writes an ode to coffee, quality time, and the…
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Jake Camp
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Apr 15, 2019
Kawasaki Is Not a Motorcycle: A Father’s Struggle with His Son’s Rare Illness
Jake Camp relives the…
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Melanie S. Smith
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Apr 12, 2019
Wisdom
Melanie S. Smith struggles with the trauma and pragmatism of terminal illness after finding a…
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Cynthia Gralla
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The Coil
Apr 10, 2019
Suicide Contagion & the Risks of Literature
Cynthia Gralla discusses whether depicting suicide in…
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Olivia Kingery
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The Coil
Mar 28, 2019
The Last Thing I Loved: My Sungold Tomatoes
Olivia Kingery
shares the three stages of her deep
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Vanessa Stone
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The Coil
Mar 14, 2019
The Last Thing I Loved:
Grocery Store Runs with My Mother
Vanessa Stone reflects on the cultural…
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Tobias Carroll
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The Coil
Feb 28, 2019
The Last Thing I Loved: Serrano Condiment (and, More Broadly, Hot Sauce)
Tobias Carroll indulges in…
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