1. “I Was a Fundamentalist Christian Until I Discovered Feminist Writers” — BuzzFeed Life
2. "The Ghosts in Our Machines" — New Yorker
3. "This Is a Story About Loss" — Racked
5. "What It’s Like Having PPD as a Black Woman" — BuzzFeed Ideas
6. "Why I Send My Son to Private School" — Medium
7. "What It Feels Like to Have Brain Surgery When You're Awake" — Broadly
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