Jehovah’s Witnesses

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A History of Protest: Learning to Leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Leaving the Witnesses can be a delicate, protracted affair. Not everyone can quietly disappear, like I did.

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Remember That the Devil Is Quite A Gentleman

There’s a long history of calling people the devil. It doesn’t usually turn out well.

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The Niagara River

An excerpt from the novel High As The Horses’ Bridles, published this week by Henry Holt.

Photo by Verónica Capriglioni.

Over the Rainbow

Gay Argentinians’ views on marriage, legal or not, are still shaped by forces beyond their control.

Croissant de lune by Yann via Wikimedia Commons

Better Than a Thousand Months

The holiest night of the year for a Nuyorican Muslim.

The Great Crowd

Who Wants to Live Forever?

There’ll be pie in the sky when you die — but what if there’s not enough to go around?