Time

Magazines: First Person Singular

MAGAZINES First Person SingularMany editors have lately decided that magazine prose is too impersonal — that in a rather impersonal world, readers yearn for human voices and the pro noun “I.” The ...
The Atlantic

Are Women Responsible for the Increase in First-Person Storytelling?

We hypothesize that pronoun use will reflect increasing individualism and decreasing collectivism in American culture. Consistent with this hypothesis, the use of first person plural pronouns (e.g., ...
The Washington Post

First Person Singular

I help people through the chaos of separation and divorce -- men, women, couples and families. My elevator speech is: When happily ever after stops working, call me. Sure, you can call an attorney, ...
The Washington Post

First Person Singular

My first job in the news business was at age 11 or 12. I delivered the Chicago dailies by foot and wagon from home. My father would give me a ride if I was sick. I think it was 3 cents per delivery, ...