Category Archives: Essays/Memoirs

My Brother’s Lung Transplant and the Myth of Individual Healthcare Coverage

Posted on November 11, 2017 by dswashington

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My new essay in the Scoundrel Time literary journal. It’s about my brother’s recent lung transplant, his experience with the ACA, what it was like for us and why healthcare coverage is never just for an individual.

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I Think I Love Him

Posted on March 28, 2017 by dswashington

I Think I Love Him is an excerpt from my book CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush (Harper Collins, 2016).    

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