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The Narrative Arc

Medium’s best creative nonfiction — memoirs and personal essays. Welcoming writers from every walk of life.

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Jurgen Manuel in The Narrative Arc

A pair of railrod tracks leading off into the vanishing point.

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Just Another Working Stiff

My first dive in the labor pool

Patrick Metzger in The Narrative Arc

blue gloves washing plate

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Shitty Jobs I’ve Had in My Life

Many are gone and won’t be missed

Amy Newmark in The Narrative Arc

Young woman in tennis whites standing at net on court

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Me versus the Male Directors of a Private Club

I just wanted to play…

Philip Ogley in The Narrative Arc

Some sunbathers in 1920s

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The Anti-social Art of Sunbathing

A sunburnt memory of my…

Amy Newmark in The Narrative Arc

young woman looking unhappy surrounded by flowers

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Men Devalued My Work on Wall Street Over and Over Again

Aster Lately in The Narrative Arc

A field with grass with a falling apart house behind. Forest surrounds the house.

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My Worst Experience as a Professional Window Washer

Katy Langston in The Narrative Arc

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How I Control Interview Anxiety

I’ve come a long way

Ellen Eastwood in The Narrative Arc

A group of people sit around an office area, talking.

AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

A Lot of Drama Can Happen in a Focus Group

Rodrigo S-C in The Narrative Arc

students with their hands up

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Did You Choose Your Career, or Did It Choose You?

The roadmap of a…

John Pucay in The Narrative Arc

The author and his brother posing together with a troupe of musical cast members.

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Trying to Make a Living as an Artist

Pursuing art despite a…