parents Archives - The American Scholar

The Other Woman

By Sheila Kohler | 06/06/2016 |

A mother’s devastating secret, and its many reverberations, present and past

Kindly Nervous

By Lee Smith | 02/29/2016 |

My sweet, gentle parents had their demons, but they kept me safe

Joe Strummer Day

By Brian Doyle | 12/19/2014 |

Build a raging, leaping fire, okay?

Such a Good Boy

By William Deresiewicz | 03/10/2013 |

A word for your consideration