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Minda Honey

Minda Honey is the author of the dating memoir, The Heartbreak Years and writes a weekly newsletter, MID., about the adventures of mid-life at mindahoney.substack.com.

How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe

How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe

As a reporting team revisited a series of bombings across the South in the 1990s, fears of political backlash remained prevalent
November 20, 2025
The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue

The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue

‘The goal of art is to seek out something pure and true and to convey it.’ The author of ‘In Open Contempt’ on making sense of history and his own…
July 2, 2025
The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez's 'Alligator Tears'

The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez’s ‘Alligator Tears’

"You can take the reader out of that present moment and plop them somewhere else, and it can be meaningful, it can be strategic."
February 27, 2025