Examples
Philosophical Personal Essays
Nakul Krishna, "Add Your Own Egg", The Point
Agnes Callard's philosophy columns at The Point
Chloe Cooper-Jones, “Such Perfection,” The Believer
Johnny Thakkar, "On Being An Arsehole", The Point
Tom Stern, “Complications of Philosophy”, The Point
Robin Dembroff, "Why Be Nonbinary?", Aeon
John Kaag and Clancy Martin, “Dreadful Dads,” Aeon
Tom Stern, “The Human and the Octopus”, The Point
Meghan O'Gieblyn, "Homeschool", n+1
Memoirs / Personal Essay Collections by Contemporary Philosophers
Chloé Cooper-Jones, Easy Beauty
Lea Ypi, Free
Regan Penaluna, How To Think Like A Woman
Clancy Martin, How Not To Kill Yourself
John Kaag, American Philosophy: A Love Story
John Kaag, Hiking With Nietzsche
Andy West, The Life Inside
Helena de Bres, How To Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins
Personal Essay Anthologies that include philosophical(ish) pieces
Phillip Lopate, The Art of the Personal Essay
Lex Williford and Michael Martone, Touchstone Anthology of Creative Nonfiction
Ian Hamilton, The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Essays
Joyce Carol Oates, The Best American Essays of the Century
David Lazar, After Montaigne
The annual Best American Essays series
Venues for Philosophical Personal Essays
A. Magazines that publish philosophy for a broad audience
The philosophy section @ Aeon
The eudaimonia section @ Psyche
The philosophy section @ The Los Angeles Review of Books
The philosophy section @ The Boston Review
Others worth a try: Philosophers Magazine, Philosophy Now, The Philosopher, The Hedgehog Review
B. Literary magazines that publish criticism or hybrid creative nonfiction
Others worth a try: The Rumpus, Longreads, Lithub, Catapult, Virginia Quarterly Review, Granta, Paris Review Daily, The Millions, New Inquiry, Hinterland, Heat
C. Mainstream magazines or newspapers open to short philosophical/personal pieces
The guest essay column at The New York Times
The ideas column at The Atlantic
The ideas column at The New Statesman