All of this is only mine through you.’ Time and identity collapse in a trans poet’s evocative message to her former self ...

What contagious crying, comforting hugs and other cute behaviour in infants tells us about the roots of emotional connection ...

In my work as a psychotherapist, I often encounter clients who find it hard to make sense of themselves, appealing to ...

For the men and boys of the Dom community in Varanasi, sacred cremations demand a lifetime of exhausting, dangerous labour ...

In the Austrian Alps, a mother dedicates her heart and crisper drawer to a pet tortoise, lovingly captured by her son ...

Heather Swan writes nonfiction and poetry. She is the recipient of the Sigurd F Olson Nature Writing Award for nonfiction and the August Derleth Poetry Award. Her work has appeared in such journals as ...