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Pittsburghers cling to history. Is my own worth determined by a ‘pre-autistic’ past?

by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky October 13, 2021November 5, 2021

Graphic of "DO: Call your representative and DON'T: Send postcards to your rep."

Dear voter: Here’s how to get your congressperson to actually hear you

by First-person essay by Avishek Acharya September 30, 2021November 5, 2021

Connor Dalgaard sits at his kitchen table for portraits

Activism beyond trends: How I went from a teenage reposter to a real world advocate

by First-person essay by Connor Dalgaard September 22, 2021November 5, 2021

While teaching young children remotely during the pandemic has had its challenges, Laura Lind writes that she's also found it's brought new possibilities. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Being an early childhood music teacher involves sharing. Teaching remotely has allowed me to share even more.

by First-person essay by Laura Lind August 31, 2021November 5, 2021

Terry Jones with his daughters. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Pittsburgh City Paper)

How becoming a dad helped save my life after years of struggling with my mental health

by Terry Jones August 25, 2021November 5, 2021

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

Episode 13, Season 2: Stigma and support — A conversation with a Pittsburgh bereavement doula

by Jourdan Hicks July 28, 2021November 5, 2021

Anna Skeels performs on a stage wearing a dress, bonnet and floral apron.

The ‘tortured artist’ trope is torturing artists

by First-person essay by Anna Skeels July 19, 2021November 5, 2021

Tahirah Walker stands near a window inside her home, with flowers and a bowl of oranges in the background.

Higher education and I are going through a break-up, a conscious uncoupling, a disentanglement

by Tahirah Walker July 8, 2021December 16, 2021

Stephanie with a photo of her dad. her

My father died 10 days after surgery. These are lessons I wish I had known beforehand.

by First-person essay by Stephanie Siler July 7, 2021November 5, 2021

‘Right kind of gay, wrong kind of queer’: Navigating LGBTQ discrimination in Pennsylvania

by First-person essay by Sue Kerr June 29, 2021November 5, 2021