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Essays & Criticism

All True At Once

by Maria Zorn March 7, 2023February 23, 2024

You made a fool of the words “feminine” and “masculine” — you were neither, you were both.

Feature

Bad Tape

by Dan Hernandez February 28, 2023February 29, 2024

“When a criminal defense attorney warns you not to view something — in this case, a suspicious VHS tape — it’s probably wise to listen.”

Nonfiction

The Teacher Crush

by Jessica L. Pavia February 21, 2023April 21, 2026

What happens when a teenager develops a risky infatuation?

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Feature

The Road to Becoming Enough

by Cassidy Randall February 16, 2023February 12, 2025

I began, if not to turn away from the mythical notion of a man to “complete” me, to accept that there was no love out there for me. I chose mountains instead.

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Nonfiction

The Squad

by Longreads February 7, 2023March 3, 2023

A harrowing deep dive into the world of “kidfluencers.”

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Story

Things That Able Me

by Christy Tending February 2, 2023February 29, 2024

Christy Tending | Longreads | February 2, 2023 | 14 minutes (3,768 words) There are things that able me. A chair. One person speaking to me at a time. Shoes that are not cute, but spare me nerve pain. A hot bath with epsom salts: so hot it would scald most, but my skin is like […]