Soul
What moves you.
The Woman That Little Girl Needed
The past is part of our story. It doesn’t have to write the rest of it. By Laura…
The Lesson
Apartment in Southwestern Brooklyn By Teona Abuladze · 8 min read Two people lived in a two-bedroom apartment…
She Kept the CopyrightDolly Parton died on 25 August, at eighty. She knew the difference between being paid and owning. It cost her Elvis, and it made her fortune. By Teona Abuladze · 8 min read
In 1974, Elvis Presley wanted to record her song.Dolly Parton had already said yes. She was twenty-eight, newly…
The Choice
A short story. Two sisters, one summer, and a decision that cannot be undone. By Teona Abuladze ·…
Three Years of Dating in Miami
In Poland, a man who wanted me said so. Here, I learned to stop listening to what men…
What No One Told Me About Food in America
I moved countries and my body changed. It took me a year to work out why — and…
Stolen Youth
Irma was eighteen when the war reached Sukhumi. She got her family out, raised her nieces, nursed her…
“I Crossed an Ocean to Love Him. Fell in Love with Myself Instead.”
Anna left Moscow for a man she had never met in person. The year that followed was harder…
The Oldest Alliance
They taught us to compete because they are afraid of what we are together. By [Teona Abuladze] ·…
The Summer of Her Life
July 2026 in art, reviewed — and why, this season, the museums belong to women. By [Teona Abuladze]…