“Trump” “SoHo” “Hotel”

A writer remembers her time bartending at Trump SoHo hotel, which wasn’t technically in SoHo, wasn’t a hotel for zoning reasons, and didn’t belong to Donald Trump. This story came from the last page of the last issue of Tin House magazine.

Source: Tin House
Published: Aug 20, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,498 words)

When Running Toward Yourself Looks Like Running Away

A personal essay in which Amber Leventry recalls how getting sober forced them to confront and reveal important truths about their identity.

Source: Longreads
Published: Aug 27, 2019
Length: 15 minutes (3,796 words)

The New American Homeless

Tenant protections are not sufficient to keep renters housed in cities marked by gentrification and rising rents. This is the story of one displaced Atlanta family, stuck between the harsh reality of homelessness, and agencies’ competing definitions of their predicament.

Published: Aug 21, 2019
Length: 28 minutes (7,102 words)

Better Late

From straightening her teeth to finding her true love, Summer Block has reached the milestones in her life later than most.

Source: Longreads
Published: Aug 23, 2019
Length: 12 minutes (3,179 words)

The Quickening

A memoir of giving birth after years with an eating disorder.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Aug 21, 2019
Length: 22 minutes (5,711 words)

Once Listed For $1 Billion. Sold For $100,000. What Just Happened?

It’s kind of confusing. Suffice it to say, it involves rich people, huge debt, and the late shah of Iran’s sister.

Published: Aug 20, 2019
Length: 4 minutes (1,208 words)

Did Venus Williams Ever Get Her Due?

“How the first Williams sister changed the course of women’s tennis.”

Published: Aug 22, 2019
Length: 30 minutes (7,586 words)

How to Build a Life Without Kids

There is an increasing trend for women to reject the traditional path of motherhood. How do these women find meaning outside of family life?

Source: The Walrus
Published: May 2, 2018
Length: 19 minutes (4,944 words)

Queen of Darts

Amidst the nearly 6,000 competitors at this year’s Dutch Open, one of the world’s preeminent tournaments for darts, the women’s field is dominated by just two athletes — Deta Hedman of England and Japan’s Mikuru “The Miracle” Suzuki — each with an unusual backstory for a sport that almost entirely exists in dimly lit rooms. Amos Barshad examines the rise of both Hedman and Suzuki, and how each aspires to shoot from 501 points to zero and, in the process, win the 2019 Dutch Open title.

Source: Victory Journal
Published: Aug 21, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,418 words)

Why humans have evolved to drink milk

Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk – but now many populations do. Why has evolution favored tolerating dairy?

Source: BBC
Published: Feb 20, 2019
Length: 9 minutes (2,259 words)