I used the seven deadly sins–lust, gluttony, envy, greed, sloth, pride, and anger — as the springboard for choosing these stories. 1. LUST: “Eileen Myles on the Excruciating Pain of Waiting for Love.” (Eileen Myles, The Cut, February 2016) Poet and novelist Eileen Myles muses on a summer fling that should’ve lasted forever. 2. GLUTTONY: […]
Emily Perper
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Not For the Paint of Heart
Mystery brunette and GQ correspondent Taffy Brodesser-Akner rented and rented, until a bad experience with a New Jersey landlord and a fit of financial security convinced her and her husband it was time to commit to homeownership. Now for the hard part: Choosing paint colors without having a complete existential breakdown. Akner details her taupe night […]
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What Lies Beyond: A Reading List About Life and Death
The stories I’ve included this week are about eternal life and the fear we feel while contemplating the lack thereof.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
What Lies Beyond: A Reading List About Life and Death
The stories I’ve included this week are about eternal life and the fear we feel while contemplating the lack thereof.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
The Lives of Nuns, Part 2: A Reading List
In the two years since I compiled the first installation of “The Lives of Nuns,” Autostraddle wrote about queer nuns in history, Racked shadowed (fake) nuns growing marijuana, and The Huffington Post reported on a nun’s murder and the students who want the truth. Those stories and more are included below. Seclude yourself and read.
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A Resolute 2017: A Reading List
In 2016, I published my New Year’s resolutions on Longreads. As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.
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A Resolute 2017: A Reading List
In 2016, I published my New Year’s resolutions on Longreads. As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Behind the Scenes of Children’s Television: A Reading List
These stories explore the art and economics of making television for kids.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Behind the Scenes of Children’s Television: A Reading List
These stories explore the art and economics of making television for kids.
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Why We Resist: Seven Stories About Protest
There are stories here about the Native-led protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, folks standing up to Donald Trump and his white supremacist cronies, and prisoners striking against their miserable living conditions in a racist system.