PinnedPublished inHuman PartsMy Quest to Understand What Caused My Children’s Birth DefectsA journey into my family history, the chemical industry, and geneticsMar 27, 2019A response icon44Mar 27, 2019A response icon44
While You SleptIn the middle of the night I lie awake considering my options One thought: I could 5150 myself to buy time, sort things through have a bed…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
Circumcision Judgments — 30 Years After the FactRecently, I attended a literary event at an acquaintance’s home. I was apprehensive at first because I didn’t know any of the (younger)…Aug 16, 2021A response icon3Aug 16, 2021A response icon3
Facebook Messenger Tells Me If He’s Alive or…“Want some?” Those were the first words Steve spoke to me while extending a heaping spoonful of cocaine as I stood flipping through the…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
On The One-Year Anniversary of the Pandemic: Seven Rituals To Last a LifetimeBake any banana bread this past year? You’re not alone. Many of us adopted new pastimes and rituals while being (mostly) stuck inside our…Mar 21, 2021A response icon1Mar 21, 2021A response icon1
Working a Jigsaw Puzzle Made Me Confront My Racist BehaviorBy Amy RoostMar 3, 2021A response icon1Mar 3, 2021A response icon1
The Revenge of an Assault SurvivorThe following true story was told to (and written by) Amy Roost by Estela Salazar.Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
Abortion Isn’t Always A Simple Case Of Wanting Or Not Wanting A ChildThe inconvenient truth on the pesticide that caused my baby’s brain anomalies.Aug 30, 2019A response icon2Aug 30, 2019A response icon2
Published inThe StartupWhat I Gave Up To Become a Successful WriterNine years ago, at the age of 47, the editor of my hometown community paper offered to let me write a bi-monthly column. It marked the…May 27, 2019A response icon16May 27, 2019A response icon16
