World’s Longest Vacation
Why would a mother abandon her children, and what would make her return? A pre-teen girl mourns her fragmented family, but doesn’t dare put her feelings into words.
Read MorePosted by Stacy Appel | Jun 1, 2011 | Feature |
Why would a mother abandon her children, and what would make her return? A pre-teen girl mourns her fragmented family, but doesn’t dare put her feelings into words.
Read MorePosted by Stacy Appel, Robert Menzimer, Lucy O’Dwyer, Maureen Ellen O'Leary, Richard Schwarzenberger, Wichita Sims and Renee Watkins | Jun 1, 2011 | Feature |
Twice a year, we devote an issue to personal essays by local writers, all written specifically for us. The topic at hand—“Where I’m From” (after a well-known 1993 poem by George Ella Lyon)—has inspired writers and poets around the country, yet it also seems tailor-made for our diverse East Bay.
Read MorePosted by Stacy Appel, Wendy Lichtman, Chaya Malika, Karen Rosenbaum and Wichita Sims | Jul 1, 2010 | Feature |
Twice a year, The Monthly offers readers a chance to sample an eclectic mix of personal writing by local scribes. In this, our summer 2010 essay issue, we bring you five of our favorite submissions on a subject that most human beings can relate to: making a hard choice. To have your own first-person piece considered for a future roundup, keep your eye on this page, where we’ll announce our upcoming topic this fall.
Read MorePosted by Stacy Appel | Jun 1, 2010 | Feature |
Appel takes her obligations as a juror very, very seriously—and you might, too, after reading this thought-provoking piece.
Read MorePosted by Stacy Appel | Jan 1, 2010 | Feature |
It’s hard not to envy a beautiful friend, or, for that matter, to really know her.
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Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
by Stacy Appel | Feature |
by Stacy Appel | Feature |