Please Don’t Feed the Narcissists
Perched on the slopes of Rutherford Hill, the Auberge du Soleil resort is surrounded by an olive...
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Stacy Appel
I’ve Never Told Anyone But . . .
Bay area writers offer different takes on a writing theme for The Monthly’s summer essay contest.
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Confessions
The first time she spoke about Walter, she was still healthy. Not happy, certainly, but her days...
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What Keeps Me Up at Night?
Rent, college tuition, to-do lists—there’s always something keeping our eyes from closing at night. Hear what keeps others from snoozing in our twice-annual essay issue featuring local writers on “What keeps me up at night.”
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Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.