The essay has always been a very personal genre, with the writer being able to honestly reflect on an idea that more often than not strikes a chord in someone else. In Leslie Jamison’s “The Empathy Exams,” it’s so clear … Continue reading →

Joan Didion’s essay opens on an incredibly personal note: a confession of sorts of why she and who the reader assumes to be her significant other, broke up. It’s a snapshot of her life at a single moment in time; … Continue reading →