Over the summer, we launched The Personals, a new series of essays about smaller — but still largely impactful — moments. This latest one from writer and comedian Ivy Eisenberg is an absolute delight. We felt like we were right beside Ivy as she tried to dodge her father and vie for his approval all at once. Listen to Ivy read it aloud in her own voice here (and if you want to read the piece yourself, head here).

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These suburban mothers are deadly serious about chasing ghosts.


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It’s not hard to see why Laura Green-Russell’s story stood out as the grand prize winner in our first-ever Narratively Memoir Prize. This riveting read immediately captured our attention when Laura submitted it back in 2022. Laura recently joined Narratively Academy for a special live conversation on How 3 Writers Penned Narratively Memoir-Prize Winning Essays. If you’re thinking about submitting to this year’s Memoir Prize and need some inspiration, give Laura’s story a listen, and then head over to our Open Book podcast feed to hear the conversation with Laura and the other Memoir Prize winners.

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This story was written and narrated by Seth Lorinczi.

It was edited by Jesse Sposato, Narratively's executive editor.

All the music in this episode was performed by Golden Bears and Seth Lorinczi.

This episode of Narratively Out Loud was produced and sound deigned by Matthew Nelson, and executive produced by Noah Rosenberg, Narratively's founder.

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Joe Tamburino was a longshot. Describing his path to becoming a professional hockey player any other way would be an understatement.

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My Secret Life as a Personal Assistant to 'America’s Most Eligible Man'

He was the former star of an uber-popular reality dating show. I was a feminist lesbian 19-year-old—a.k.a. the least likely person on Earth to become his coach in life and love.

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