“Fire and Ice” by Debra Gwartney. First published in Granta, #156. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2022 Read at: https://granta.com/fire-and-ice-debra-gwartney/

“Drinking Story” by Elissa Washuta. First published in Harper’s Bazaar, July 14, 2021, as “How Do I Tell My Story of Getting Sober.”...

“Abasement” by Brian Blanchfield. First published in Territory, #13. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2022 Read at: https://themapisnot.com/issue-13-brian-blanchfield

“A Rewilding” by Christienne L. Hinz. First published in Terrain, November 7 2023. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024 Read at: https://www.terrain.org/2023/nonfiction/a-rewilding/

“Anita Baker Introduced Us and Patrice Rushen Did the Rest” by Ed Pavlić. First published in Oxford American, No. 297, Autumn 2023. Featured...

“Storm Damage” by Anne Marie Todkill. First published in The Fiddlehead, No. 297, Autumn 2023. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024 Read...

“Love Is a Washing Line” by Rémy Ngamije. First published in Prairie Schooner, 96.4, Winter 2022. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024...

“As Big as You Make It Out to Be” by Austin Woerner. First published in Ploughshares #157, Fall 2023. Featured in: The Best...

“Because: An Etiology” by Richard Prins. First published in Potomac Review, Issue 73, Fall 2023. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024 Read...

“Memory’s Cellar” by James McAuley. First published in Liberties, 4.1, Fall 2023. Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024 Read at: https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/memorys-cellar/