Mothering on the Borders

In this reported personal essay, Yifat Susskind reflects on what is revealed when we look at borders — and the violence and destructive policies that surround them — from the perspective of mothers.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 25, 2019
Length: 16 minutes (4,193 words)

Voices On Addiction: They Call It Spirits

As Connie Pertuz-Meza recalls her Papi’s struggles with alcoholism and the toll the shame of his addiction took on her, her sister, and her Mami, she comes to the realization that her sadness does not define her.

Source: The Rumpus
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Length: 11 minutes (2,858 words)

Christ on the Comal

“In the midst of all of this, the family was on the brink of losing all hope. To my mother, the tortilla was a sign from God that He would make things better.”

Source: Eater
Published: Apr 24, 2019
Length: 8 minutes (2,002 words)

One Little Goat

Miriam Bird Greenberg recalls the role of goats in her life while growing up as a Jewish child on a farm. “As a child, the meanings one assembles from the unknown sometimes remain truths long after the stories that underpin them are eroded.”

Source: Tablet Magazine
Published: Apr 18, 2019
Length: 7 minutes (1,950 words)

The Man Who’s Going to Save Your Neighborhood Grocery Store

“You no longer need grocery stores to buy groceries.” But that might not be a good thing. Kevin Kelley wants to save us from the techification of our food supply and help us reconnect to what we eat.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 23, 2019
Length: 35 minutes (8,802 words)

To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time

A personal essay in which Matthew Salesses considers the impact of his wife’s passing, and other factors, on his experience as a human passing through the fourth dimension.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,630 words)

The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret

A ranging, damning expose of unresolved sexual discrimination and harassment suits at Sterling Jewelers — and other popular jewelry chains under the Signet Jewelers Ltd. umbrella — following a two-year investigation.

Published: Apr 23, 2019
Length: 46 minutes (11,579 words)

The Hotshots of Helltown

During California’s deadliest, most catastrophic fire, which burned for 17 days and caused $16 billion in damages, four friends stayed behind to protect their homes. No one suggests you try this yourself.

Source: GQ
Published: Apr 17, 2019
Length: 26 minutes (6,585 words)

This Was Supposed to Be a Story About a Bizarre Anti-Vaccine Rally and a Sedated Bear. Then It Got Weird.

“She’s now saying that she intends to appeal the no-bear condition, getting her attorney involved, claiming that our decision is unconstitutional. She actually said that our misuse of power is far more dangerous than a caged bear.”

Source: Gizmodo
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,456 words)

Have Hen Will Travel: The Man Who Sailed Round the World With a Chicken

You could be sad that this chicken is far more well-traveled than you are, or you could be delighted at the bond between a man and his hen. After skimming the day’s other headlines (and seeing Monique the hen in her sweater) I choose the latter.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Apr 21, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,615 words)