What Didn’t Kill Her By Bernice L. McFadden Feature Bernice L. McFadden ruminates on all the things her mother has endured only to find herself spending her golden years in the midst of a deadly plague and state-sanctioned racism.
Your Wilderness Is Not Permanent By Longreads Feature At an uncertain time in her life, Sejal Shah does Burning Man her own way.
Public Education’s White Flight Problem By Livia Gershon Feature More than 50 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, little has changed, and several groups are hoping to use policy and practice to fix this longstanding issue.
So Much More Than Enough By Soraya Roberts Feature My favorite director, Lynn Shelton, died suddenly this month at the age of 54. Did the spirit of indie filmmaking go with her?
Queens of Infamy: Lucrezia Borgia By Anne Thériault Feature History may have pigeonholed her as Renaissance Italy’s most notorious seductress, but it’s high time we give the Duchess of Ferrara a closer look.
Lloyd’s Mattress By Scott Korb Feature Scott Korb contemplates disgust — his own, yours — at the kind of magical thinking that promises (with fingers crossed) to protect us from all the causes of dying.
On the Hotness of Not Getting Any By Soraya Roberts Feature Edging, or extending the time leading up to an orgasm, is almost a character of its own in Normal People, Run, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It also has a lot to teach us about sexuality and consent.
The Lie of ‘One Last Time’ with My Ex By Ella Dawson Feature Ella Dawson learns about the perils of break-up sex the hard way.
What I Want to Know of Kindness By Devin Kelly Feature On masculinity, grief, and learning from suffering.
Self Portrait With iPhone By Pam Mandel Feature Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.
Phone Call in The Age of Coronavirus By Max Feature Marcia Aldrich on why cell phones, so thin and light and little, don’t seem fitting for momentous calls, for life and death communications, or for last words.
American Tests By Jakki Kerubo Feature In her quest to become truly American, Jakki Kerubo discovers what it means to belong in a place.
And Then We Grew Up By Sarah Menkedick Feature On letting go of potential and other myths of greatness.
What Happens If I Don’t Like Fiona Apple? By Soraya Roberts Feature It seems like everyone in the world loves “Fetch the Bolt Cutters.” So why don’t I? On the isolation of disconnection.
Fear of Suffering Alone By Anne Liu Kellor Feature After separating from her husband and entering quarantine, Anne Liu Kellor faces her ongoing desire for a partner and the necessity of loving herself.
Following the North Star By Shaheen Pasha Feature Shaheen Pasha explores how the trauma of a loved one’s incarceration unravels her carefully planned-out existence, and sets her on a new, unexpected path to find meaning in the meaningless.
Funk Lessons in Sonic Solitude By Longreads Feature “Joi’s recorded performances embodied all the funkiness my little soul had been waiting for.”
Grieving, but Calmed by a Different Kind of Storm By Stephanie Land Feature In isolation, Stephanie Land finds surprising relief from PTSD — and discovers she is able to write again.
The Bigamist’s Daughter By Robin Antalek Feature Robin Antalek considers the legacy of the man who abandoned her for another family and never looked back.
No Time Like the Present By Robert Burke Warren Feature You don’t know what day it is, do you? Robert Burke Warren digs into ‘the Oddball Effect’ and fascinating brain data that may help explain why.
Molly and the Unicorn By Emily Flake Feature Emily Flake reflects on the shifting nature of magic and power in middle age.
Let’s Not Talk About Estrangement By Krista Stevens Highlight “I’ve always had the sense that my mother’s side of the family is, in fact, diminished by my uncle’s absence. Or at least diminished in their quiet response to it.”
My Body Is Not a Temple By Soraya Roberts Feature All the good habits and self-optimization in the world don’t give you real control over your body. Back away from the bread starter.
Little League, Revisited By Adam Kuhlmann Feature Adam Kuhlmann was outmatched at the 1993 Little League World Series. His 11-year-old nephew helps him to learn from his errors.
Escaping Coronavirus Lockdown Through a Stranger’s Solitary Walks on YouTube By Aaron Gilbreath Feature Under self-quarantine, Aaron Gilbreath ‘moves’ freely with the help of Rambalac’s video travelogues.
Body of Lies By Deenie Hartzog-Mislock Feature Deenie Hartzog-Mislock confronts a lifetime of body image trauma when her marriage turns south and sexless.
On Watching Boys Play Music By Eryn Loeb Feature “With a drink in my hand and earplugs responsibly in place, I’m very aware that I’ve spent more than half my life essentially standing in the same spot: off to one side of the stage (close but not too close), eyes forward, shifting weight from foot to foot.”
Arundhati Roy: 1.3 Billion on Lockdown on Four Hours’ Notice By Krista Stevens Highlight “Whatever it is, coronavirus has made the mighty kneel and brought the world to a halt like nothing else could.”
‘Let’s Reset’: A Career Social Distancer Mends Some Fences By Sari Botton Feature Coronavirus inspires Sari Botton to reach out to family and friends she’s fallen out with.
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