Introducing “The Unforeseen Something,” our latest excerpt from The Atavist.
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The Unforeseen Something
When a little girl in Iowa was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease, her parents and their community came together to help her. They wound up making medical history.
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Objects We Leave Behind (and Our Top 5)
In this edition: humanity lost, life accumulated, memories flooded, parenting practiced, sleep unoptimized.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories from Caitlin Dickerson, Marci Wilding, Tiffany Huang, Nick Paumgarten, and Chabeli Carrazana.
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Kohlrabi Problems
This is how it goes sometimes. The goods arrive, and we don’t always know what to make of them.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: the cuckoo’s nest, fruitful work, keys and locks, commander in fief; perfect sound forever, and more.
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Paper Trails
“You don’t enter the same river twice. The same goes for forests.”
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Making Meaning, One Step at a Time: A Conversation with Earl Swift
Strong pacing and flow gets your reader to the finish line. The author of Up On Cove Mountain explains why they’re so important.