My Father’s Weakness for Beer Never Lessened His Strengths By Pauline Campos Feature Pauline Campos recalls her time with her late father, a functional alcoholic she never judged, and still reveres.
In Guatemala on the Wrong Bus By Pam Mandel Highlight Sarah Miller travels in exactly the way she’d hoped to avoid.
Pulse Nightclub Was My Home By Edgar Gomez Feature On the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Edgar Gomez reflects on what a safe haven the club was for him and others — maybe even shooter Omar Mateen.
Twinless in Twinsburg By Anya Groner Feature Anya Groner examines her experience of being an identical twin through the lens of an annual Twins Day festival she attended without her sister.
Walk It Off By Pam Mandel Highlight “The Sacred Door Trail is a pilgrimage if enough pilgrims say it is. “
Can You Return To a Place That Was Never Your Home? By Pam Mandel Highlight Grace Linden considers repatriation to Austria — a place she has never lived.
Curing My Flight Anxiety, One Book Tour at a Time By Jami Attenberg Feature Novelist Jami Attenberg discovered a surprise antidote to the anxiety that plagued her each time she had to get on a plane to promote a book.
White Men By Longreads Feature What do we get from our parents? An inheritance always comes with a tax.
Pee and Fury: Testing the Limits of Bladder Control By Nina Sharma Feature Scary late-night noises in a hotel hallway force Nina Sharma to question her ability to sleep through fear — and the frequent, raging urge to relieve herself.
The Essay Will Feel Like It’s Killing You By Krista Stevens Highlight “Begin by writing about anything else,” says Porochista Khakpour, until she becomes conflicted about writing about being Iranian-American.
From a Hawk to a Dove By Ray Cocks Feature Vietnam Veteran Ray Cocks, who’d eagerly enlisted in 1967, was forever changed by the realities of war.
A Chance Meeting With Mr. Rogers By Krista Stevens Highlight As it turns out, Fred Rogers was as kind and as wonderful in person as he was on television.
Learning to Swim in a Sea of Uncertainty By Katie Prout Feature Katie Prout was all set to teach her homeward-bound Navy Officer brother everything she learned in swim class. Then the Trump administration issued new orders.
The Teenage Dreamland of ‘Twin Peaks’ By A. N. Devers Feature Discovering the show when she was a teenager in 1990 helped A.N. Devers navigate the grief of losing her grandparents—and her girlhood.
Putting Together the Pieces of Her Grandmother’s Mysterious Death By Michelle Legro Commentary For her essay in the New Yorker, Kate Daloz relied on a precious set of letters to tell the story of her grandmother’s abortion.
Between Mom and Stepmom By Sarah Menkedick Feature Sarah Menkedick reflects on the very different—and complementary—ways in which her mother and her stepmother have nurtured her.
Not Really A Distant Aunt: My Family’s Slave By Krista Stevens Highlight “Once, when I was sick for a long time and too weak to eat, she chewed my food for me and put the small pieces in my mouth to swallow.”
A Love Affair with a Prince Soundtrack By Danielle Jackson Highlight Veteran music journalist Michael Gonzales reflects on a long love affair and Prince’s deep, varied catalogue of hits.
It Was Like Nothing Else in My Life Up to Now By Josh Roiland Feature In searching for meaning behind a random encounter and his mother’s death, Josh Roiland explores compassion.
A Runaway Sister’s Survivor Guilt By Sari Botton Highlight Chris J. Rice reaches out to the baby brother she left behind when she ran away from their abusive mother at 15.
At McSorley’s: Unsorted Regulars, Misfits, Liars, Heroes, and Psychos By Krista Stevens Highlight Rafe Bartholomew discovers his father’s voice in the very place he thought was holding him back, McSorley’s Old Ale House
A Life Measured in Swipe-Rights By Michelle Weber Highlight Andrew Kay found himself on the dating scene and the academic job market at the time time, living life as one long interview.
My Bad Parenting Advice Addiction By Longreads Feature When her son was born, Emily Gould read 25 books about babies and sleep, but wound up only more confused.
Yesterday Once More: Why the Carpenters Are Still Huge in the Philippines By Krista Stevens Highlight Karen Tongson was named after 1970s soft rock icon Karen Carpenter, and she examines what fuels the Carpenters’ popularity in her home country.
On Self Reflection: An Incomplete List of My Failures By Krista Stevens Highlight Sarah Gerard digs into her failures as part of her ongoing recovery from anorexia and bulimia.
The Lost Art of Getting Lost By Pam Mandel Highlight Pam Mandel’s absurdly earned travel resume is why she always have time for the same sentiments from other voices of this rootless era.
Death by Fire By Longreads Feature Forty years after his time with the U.S. Forest Service, a writer reflects on his years fighting fires out West, especially how fire shapes both forests and people.
The Admission By Stacy Torres Feature Stacy Torres recalls the mixture of frustration and relief that came with checking herself into a New York City psych ward at the age of 20.
The Boom Boom Song By Richard Gilbert Feature A toddler teaches her grandfather about the deep emotional structure of babies and adults, the perfect yoga pose for a complete meltdown, and the imperative to boogie.
The Uncommon Sadness of the Common Miscarriage By Krista Stevens Highlight After a miscarriage, Laura Turner faces the sadness of returning to everyday life.
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