By Helene Ryles Honorable Mention, Prose, Create | Encounter 2024 Since my twin sister Minerva went into a coma and my life had taken on...

by John Whitehead — The violence in the Middle East sparked on October 7, 2023, has now continued for a year and shows little sign of...

by Jacqueline Harvey Abernathy, Ph.D. — UPDATE: DELAWARE GOVERNOR HAS VETOED ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL I am overjoyed to share that the...

by Alexander Pyles — Lots of ink has been spilled about persons with disabilities and the harms of ableism, but perhaps not enough has...

by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...

by Alexander Pyles — When thinking of the criminal justice system, we immediately hear Law & Order lines: “...the people are represented...

by Aimee Murphy — One of the most important things to remember as you embark on this conversation is that intersex conditions do not...

by Grattan Brown, STD, and Sr. Deirdre Byrne, MD — The mother in this story knew abortion was wrong but attempted it anyway because she...

by Jon James — The title of this piece was inspired by this satirical tweet by Alex Blechman, former staff writer at The Onion. From evil...

by Kristina Artuković — Many of us in the pro-life movement have been aware for some time that the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee Donald...

by Jack Champagne — Cover photo by Evan Vucci for AP . — On the occasion of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X...

by Grattan Brown, STD — When the US Supreme Court published its decision in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Center in June 2022,...

By Michael Forrest 1st Place, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: I used to be pro-choice (although never radically so) until I...

By Kelsey Hazzard 2nd Place, Music, Create | Encounter Artist Statement: The year is 2038. Dobbs babies are teenagers now, and they are...

by John Whitehead — Russian President Vladimir Putin may be interested in pursuing a cease-fire in the Ukraine war, Reuters reported in...

by Maria Oswalt — In March, I attended my first anti-death penalty vigil on the grounds of an execution site. After driving the hour from...

by John Whitehead — The Gaza war continues to make itself felt in the United States, most notably in a wave of protests and...

by John Whitehead — More than seven months after the October 7 terrorist attacks, the Israeli war in Gaza grinds on, with no clear end in...

by Sean Wild — We are currently witnessing a beef for the hip hop history books, namely the feud between two of the biggest names in hip...

by Sean Wild — A group of more than 2,000 Swiss women have sued and won against the Swiss government for not taking enough precautions...