Alissa Quart is the author of five books of nonfiction, including "Bootstrapped" and "Squeezed" and two books of poetry, "Thoughts and Prayers" among them. She directs the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a media non-profit, and writes frequently for The Guardian, The New York Times and Time, among other publications.
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When reality felt broken, I turned to Tarot cards
Alissa Quart's mom was sick and her job kept her tethered to a nonstop news cycle. "The pain and desperation I felt when I asked for a reading is part...