The New Journal

Personal Essays

A Special Type of Relativity

A personal essay by Phoebe Liu.

Personal Essays

Baring All

The naked truth about nude modeling.

Personal Essays

Digging It

"That is not my apricot; my apricot is some other apricot."

Personal Essays

Hidden World

When Jack returned to New Haven, he noticed the squirrels.

Personal Essays

A Whole Latte Love

Love and loss at Starbucks.

Personal Essays

Beneath the Beinecke

Hundreds of early editions of Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

Personal Essays

Filling in the Blanks

Along California’s Pájaro River, a father and daughter trace a complicated family history. On our walks to the riverbank, my...

Personal Essays

Bare Market

Exploring East Street's Catwalk Club.

Personal Essays

Crumbs

A layered look a the human body

Personal Essays

Forgetting Everything

A Chinese-American reflection on Yale's Light Fellowship.

Second Exile

Body Politics

A Dying Business

Thirty-Two Too.

BEAUTY AND THE ‘KEETS

Acts of Service

Where Have All the Alt-Weeklies Gone?

A Monumental Problem

School Was the Last Thing on My Mind

A Matter of Browsing

Well, Well, The Well?

Behind the Glass

Wild Onions

WHEN A VIRUS CALLS

Filling in the Blanks

Personal Essays

A Special Type of Relativity

Baring All

Digging It

Hidden World

A Whole Latte Love

Beneath the Beinecke

Filling in the Blanks

Bare Market

Crumbs

Forgetting Everything