A stranger-than-fiction true crime story, and our latest recommended reads.
Longreads
Posted inThe Atavist Magazine
The Fugitive Childhood of a Cocaine Smuggler’s Daughters
“When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.”
Posted inNewsletter
Seeing with Soft Eyes
Jenny Odell on seeing, deep listening, and other ways to strengthen how we observe the life around us.
Posted inNewsletter
Who am I to Diss a Brie?
“Plenty of people are looking for stilton, and some have more than a snack on their mind.”
Posted inNewsletter
The Struggle is the Point
I know the obstacles are out there, and that there will always be a moment where creativity meets friction and grinds to a halt.
Posted inFeature
Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel
On finding joy in the writing process, embracing friction, and developing your voice.
Posted inNewsletter
The After, and Our Top 5
An excerpt from the graphic memoir “Opioids & Organs,” the latest from The Atavist, and our Top 5.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
After the flood, twisted roles, the joy of emptiness, data disasters, and family road trips.
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The Value of Revival
“Aaron somehow hailed a taxi. My brother was staining the pavement crimson, but this cab driver, this stranger, stopped. He helped Aaron carry my brother to the cab’s back seat. He surely lost money later that night while toweling blood from cushion crevices.” Did you know that more than one-third of web pages that existed […]
