List: Personal Essays | Curated by Mary DeVries

Nov 25, 2024
115 stories
Personal Essays
In
The Memoirist
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Mary DeVries
Leaving My Undies Behind at Macy’s in the 80'sAfter accidentally agreeing to a date for prom
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 12, 2024
4
In
Backyard Church
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Mary DeVries
Why I Walked Out of Church: The Hypocrisy I Couldn’t IgnoreChoosing My Transgender Child Over Empty Promises of Love
Aug 28, 2024
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Aug 28, 2024
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When the News is Horrible, Don’t Forget the Healing Power of NatureYes, I’m lucky to have this privilege but at least I’m sharing my photos?
Nov 7, 2024
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Nov 7, 2024
4
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Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
Wandering Around the Red Light District in Amsterdam While Drunk and Middle-AgedLook, it could happen to anyone who loves cheese
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
A Lifetime of Reading Fiction Is Excellent Preparation for Dealing With Mom’s DementiaHere’s the plot twist I didn’t see coming
Jun 14, 2024
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Jun 14, 2024
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Middle-Pause
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Mary DeVries
When Does Life Stop Being Worth Saving at All Costs?And who decides when dementia is on the line
Jun 30, 2024
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Jun 30, 2024
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Fanfare
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Mary DeVries
The Best and Worst Movies to Watch on an AirplaneLearn from my success and mistakes
May 22, 2024
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May 22, 2024
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My Top Ten Songs From a Jumbled Up Junior Year in the Early EightiesBack in the glory days of mixtapes
Sep 11, 2023
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Sep 11, 2023
14
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Mary DeVries
The Surprising Way My Church Reacted When My Teen Came Out as TransThis story has both a happy ending and a sad one.
Sep 19, 2023
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Sep 19, 2023
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In
The Memoirist
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Mary DeVries
The Unforgivable Thing I Did in High SchoolI’m sorry fellow students of second-period US Government at J. F. Kennedy High School
Oct 5, 2023
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Oct 5, 2023
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Should I Stop Buying Nativities? The Collector’s DilemmaCan you have too much baby Jesus in your life?
Dec 18, 2023
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Dec 18, 2023
4
In
Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
An American Visits A British Pub Alone to Watch the Woman’s World Cup FinalFootball, feminism, and the future
Aug 21, 2023
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Aug 21, 2023
5
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Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
How Many Imaginary Friends Are Too Many?Is this a sign of brilliance or madness?
Aug 4, 2023
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Aug 4, 2023
2
In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Mary DeVries
For the Love of Your Children Start Death Cleaning NowTrust Me, They Don’t Want To Deal With Your Crap
Jun 6, 2023
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Jun 6, 2023
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In
Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
Mom Keeps Trying to Care For Children Who Don’t ExistHow do you care for a world-class caregiver with no one to care for?
May 10, 2023
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May 10, 2023
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Counter Arts
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Mary DeVries
What’s the Cost of Lying to Your Kids About Santa?I never hyped Santa to my kids. 2 out of 3 believed anyway.
Dec 8, 2022
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Dec 8, 2022
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Breast Stories
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Mary DeVries
Why is My Only Bra Purple?Somehow I always make a major packing mistake
Dec 15, 2022
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Dec 15, 2022
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Why I Stopped Reading and Writing on Medium for Two MonthsI’ve really missed you all
Jan 11, 2023
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Jan 11, 2023
24
In
Age of Empathy
by
Mary DeVries
Why Did I Marry This Man and Follow Him Around the World?Marital strife caused by a lifeguarding manual from the 80s
Mar 23, 2023
12
Mar 23, 2023
12
In
Prism & Pen
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Mary DeVries
A Man Locked Me In a Public Restroom With HimIt was exactly as creepy and unsettling as you’d imagine
Apr 28, 2023
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Apr 28, 2023
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