Jack, Jacqueline — Dad By Yvonne Conza Feature Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
Reckoning With Georgia’s Increasing Suppression of Asian American Voters By Anjali Enjeti Feature As AAPI’s become a more powerful, Democrat-leaning voting bloc, efforts to keep them from the polls intensify.
The Portrait of the Artist as a Criminal By Krista Stevens Highlight Max Harris didn’t cause the warehouse fire in which 36 people died, yet he’s being held responsible for it.
As Beauty Does By Chaya Bhuvaneswar Feature Chaya Bhuvaneswar contemplates the powerful evolution of a woman’s beauty over time.
My Brother, My Self By Katie Prout Feature Katie Prout tries to untangle the story of her brother’s complicated, life-long battle with alcoholism against the backdrop of her family’s history of addiction.
Longreads Best of 2018: Crime Reporting By Longreads Commentary We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Longreads Best of 2018: Essays By Longreads Reading List We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Queens of Infamy: Zenobia By Anne Thériault Feature In third-century Syria, a widowed monarch dared to be wildly ambitious — and almost brought the Roman Empire to its knees.
Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction By Kimi Eisele Feature Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.
The Neanderthal By Jen Gilman Porat Feature Jen Gilman Porat seeks a genetic excuse for her husband’s barbaric table manners.
Selling Vintage Records in Tokyo By Aaron Gilbreath Feature Listening to music with a Tokyo record store owner forges a deeper bond than any shared language.
Writing to Avoid Erasure By Aram Mrjoian Feature After finding a note left by his grandfather, Aram Mrjoian considers how writing about the Armenian diaspora could help prevent history from being forgotten.
‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40 By Jenny Bhatt Feature Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.
Alexa de Paris By Miles Marshall Lewis Feature Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.
Who Really Gets to Make the Rules? By Krista Stevens Highlight “But who gets to impose those rules and who becomes subject to them can be decisions tainted with sexism and racism and transphobia and homophobia. “
Eating to America By Naz Riahi Feature When Naz Riahi was 9, she escaped tragedy in Iran only to be confronted by a cruel new world in America. Food became her solace and her tool for assimilating.
The Wrong Pair By Lisa W. Rosenberg Feature After decades of shame, discrimination in the ballet world, and some serious back pain, Lisa W. Rosenberg concludes it’s time to down-size her double-E knockers.
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself By Nicole Antebi Feature Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
The Lasting Effects of the Lolita Complex By Lacy Warner Feature Lacy Warner examines the downward turn of actress Dominique Swain’s career, and how the trouble began the moment she grew up.
“I know I believe in the power of lining up little hopes” By Krista Stevens Highlight At Oxford American, Michael Graff remembers his dad, Carl.
The House on Mayo Road By Dure Amna Feature Dur e Aziz Amna considers the year in Pakistan when everything changed.
Re: Hate Mail By Amy Kurzweil Feature After receiving a string of menacing emails, Amy Kurzweil wonders: Can she safely extend a writer’s empathy to men who harass her on the internet?
Falling for My Booty Call By Sarah Kasbeer Feature Sarah Kasbeer reflects on a history of hookups — and why they left her cold.
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez By Michael Gonzales Feature Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
Paks 1918: A Pogrom and a Prelude By Howard Lovy Feature Howard Lovy retells his grandfather’s childhood accounts of anti-Jewish violence and blood libel in pre-Holocaust Hungary.
The Secrets We Keep By Deena ElGenaidi Feature Deena ElGenaidi takes stock of the truths she and her Muslim family members hide from one another.
Theater of Forgiveness By Hafizah Geter Feature Hafizah Geter contemplates the personal and cultural legacy of violence against Black bodies.
Dress You Up in My Love By Doree Shafrir Feature Doree Shafrir reflects on how Halloween changed for her after struggling with infertility.
