The Best of Catapult

But who decides what’s common knowledge?

An example of the just-world phenomenon: If anyone found out, they would think I deserved it. When it’s the girl who gets hurt, they always do.

Ambiguity in fiction, when done well, is not an escape hatch for the noncommittal writer. It’s an articulation of something otherwise impossible to articulate.

Mowing the lawn is a frivolous act.

An essay from Naihobe Gonzalez about immigrating from Venezuela to a mostly-white town in Georgia and finding solace in The Baby-Sitters Club book series.

Factory-produced clothing still requires human hands. When we pay less for our clothing, it is the cost of labor at play.

Guy was released shortly after he was detained. His parents did their best to keep everything quiet. But already the rumors had begun.

Here is my official statement on why I do most things alone: I am a lone wolf. I am comfortable with myself. Here is another explanation: There is something about me that is fundamentally unlikeable.

Why do we need measuring sticks like college and marriage and leaving home to track our worth?

Toward my “Japanese Barbie,” I felt mostly indifferent.

Women of a certain age are still largely left out of our narratives—or else, she’s a very particular type of middle-aged woman.

When it comes to food prep, I have to be honest with myself about what I’m capable of—and, more importantly, what I’m not.

For me, the real litmus test of fluency has always been: Can I use this language to convince a native speaker that I exist?

In that way, lullabies are like a language of their own.

Working at a wolf sanctuary became part of my identity. Leaving the pack was harder than I expected.

While the world has continued to change, Kraft’s product has remained the same, even evading inflation.