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Interior by Edgar Dégas
Dégas’ brilliant rendering of perspective pulls the viewer into the mystery of what has taken place in what appears to be a woman’s bedroom. At the foot of the single-width bed, a coat is thrown over the metal bedpost frame. In the right foreground a bearded man leans against a closed door. His shadow looms […]
A Tired Woman with Two Children by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Two paintings by Jean-Baptiste Greuze capture weary domesticity and maternal intimacy.
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Blending memoir and criticism, Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia explores depression, identity, and the perilous yet healing power of books.
Every Last Breath by Joanne Jacobson
The book’s profound and startling reflections on mortality are lyrical, fierce, and deeply felt.
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang
This essay collection explores living with severe mental illness, blending memoir, cultural critique, and reflections on resilience, treatment, and identity.
One Friday in April by Donald Antrim
Donald Antrim’s memoir confronts suicide, psychosis, and survival with unflinching honesty, blending personal crisis, hospitalization, and hard-earned hope.
Fourteen Stories: Doctors, Patients, and Other Strangers by Jay Baruch
Jay Baruch’s Fourteen Stories vividly portrays caregivers’ struggles, ethical dilemmas, and resilience.
Second Life by Amanda Hess
A powerful blend of memoir and critique, Amanda Hess examines pregnancy, technology, and parenting amid modern medicine’s promises and digital noise.
American Sirens By Kevin Hazzard
Kevin Hazzard’s American Sirens illuminates Freedom House paramedics’ pivotal role in medical history, racial justice, and emergency care innovation.
Musee des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
This poem reveals how human suffering unfolds quietly, unnoticed, while ordinary life continues its daily rhythms, indifferent to personal catastrophe.
Forspoken – A Tale of Chronic Trauma
Forspoken blends role-playing, action, and open-world gameplay to tell a magical yet deeply human story about chronic trauma and healing.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A gripping novel of hardship and resilience, this story explores addiction, poverty, and personal triumph in a forgotten rural America.
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
A powerful memoir revealing how classic literature can illuminate, challenge, and resist authoritarianism, especially through the eyes of courageous women.
Two Paintings by Henry Sugimoto
Two haunting paintings by Henry Sugimoto capture the emotional weight and injustice of Japanese American internment during World War II.
The Third Reich of Dreams by Charlotte Beradt
A haunting collection of Nazi-era dreams revealing how authoritarian terror invaded not only public life but also the unconscious mind.
Miracle Mile, a Play by Clark Middleton
Miracle Mile is Clark Middleton’s powerful, humorous monologue about disability, resilience, and pursuing acting despite lifelong rheumatoid arthritis.