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• Family Secrets

  By Yoel Parnes

  A young man, violated in the night by a family member, holds on to a painful secret.

• The Fence

  By Fence Sitter

  Straddling the religious and secular divide.

• The ABCs of Ignorance

  By Shulem Deen

  The state of secular education for Chasidic boys is, and always has been, a sham; we know it, they know, but few care to raise it as an issue of concern, let alone do anything about it.

• Letters to the Editor

  By Unpious.com Admin

  Selected letters from our mailbag. They may or may not be actual letters.

• Monsey Underworld

  By Leeba Weisberg

  I lay next to Heshy on the couch, comforted by the warmth of his body. There was plenty of beer, pot, and cigarettes, but I didn’t need any of it.

FreiFem: The Unpious Double X

• Touch Me

  Sep 23, 2011 / 5 Comments

  FreiFem is surprised to find that she misses something she was dreading.

• Movie Star Fantasies

  Mar 25, 2011 / No Comments

  Life has a funny way of weaving itself together, with mirrored ribbons reflecting themes over and over again, flashing mirages of past experiences, unexpected reminders of things long gone.

• The Green-Eyed Monster

  Aug 1, 2011 / 4 Comments

  Questioning career choices that lack the conviction of God’s will.

The After Life Podcast

• #009 Ari Mandel (Rachmuna Litzlon): an After Life Interview
• #008 Looking Back, Looking Forward
• #007 The Wicked Ones
• #006 What Is It About Music? Part II
• #005 What Is It About Music? Part I
• #004 The Games We Play
• #003 Too Shul for School
• #002 Build It and They Will Stay Out
• #001 Oh, The Food You'll Eat

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Oy Vey Cartoons

Another project by the multi-talented Ms. Shtrimpkind. Check it out.

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The Sound of Sin

By Shulem Deen

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From Salon.com: How one little Panasonic radio tore apart my marriage -- and my faith.

Life After Hasidism

From The Brooklyn Ink

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Article on Jacob Gluck of Hasidic Williamsburg Tour and Unpious contributor Yakov Yosef.

The Shomrim: Gotham's Crusaders

From The Village Voice

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Profile of Brooklyn's Shomrim patrol groups, featuring Luzer Twersky. To read some of Luzer's essays, click here.

Venturing Beyond The Ultra-Orthodox World

From NPR: All Things Considered

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An interview with Samuel Katz about his journey into the secular world. To read some of Samuel's essays, click here.

It Gets Besser

By Leah Vincent and Samuel Katz

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Photo montage of lives in transition.

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