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Author and editor-in-chief at Catapult magazine, Tajja Isen, talks about her new book

Five questions for authors Emily Austin, Lisa Bird-Wilson, Pik-Shuen Fung, Brian Thomas Isaac, Conor Kerr, and Aimee Wall

Sarah Lawrynuik describes her connections to Ukraine

Teresa Wong describes the tantrums that led to her story in the anthology

What makes teenagers sign up for a degree program about dealing with death?

America owes its favorite beverage to East Africa, says a Memphis coffee shop owner whose trip to Ethiopia transformed his understanding of the beverage.

Anger can be a powerful teacher — if we know how to use it. In this episode, Lama Rod Owens, a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, explains how he learned to love his anger, and gives listeners a six-step meditation to recognize it and let it go.

Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/968355814/968869390" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" SIMRAN SETHI, HOST: A heads-up - this episode is about self-pleasure and may not be for everyone. Im journalist Simran Sethi. Welcome to NPRs LIFE KIT. The morning of January 14, 2020, was chilly and overcast, a nondescript day save for the fact that it was the last time I was kissed. I was in an airport in Mexico saying goodbye t...