Queens of Infamy: Zenobia

In third-century Syria, a widowed monarch dared to be wildly ambitious — and almost brought the Roman Empire to its knees.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 11, 2018
Length: 18 minutes (4,570 words)

Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction

A personal essay in which Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 10, 2018
Length: 21 minutes (5,477 words)

Writing to Avoid Erasure

After finding a note left by his grandfather, Aram Mrjoian considers how writing about the Armenian diaspora could help prevent history from being forgotten.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 30, 2018
Length: 10 minutes (2,624 words)

‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40

A personal essay in which Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 28, 2018
Length: 19 minutes (4,950 words)

Alexa de Paris

Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.

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Published: Nov 27, 2018
Length: 14 minutes (3,622 words)

Eating to America

When Naz Riahi was 9, she escaped tragedy in Iran only to be confronted by a cruel new world in America. In this personal essay, she recalls how food became her solace and her tool for assimilating.

Author: Naz Riahi
Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 21, 2018
Length: 20 minutes (5,095 words)

The City I Love is Destroying Itself

In an interview illustrated with gifs created by the author, Nicole Antebi talks with historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 16, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,438 words)

The Lasting Effects of the Lolita Complex

In this critical essay, Lacy Warner examines the downward turn of actress Dominique Swain’s career, and how the trouble began the moment she grew up.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 16, 2018
Length: 13 minutes (3,431 words)

Re: Hate Mail

Upon receiving a deluge of menacing emails, Amy Kurzweil wonders: can she really extend a writer’s empathy to the dangerous demands of men on the internet?

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 14, 2018
Length: 9 minutes (2,322 words)

Falling for my Booty Call

In this personal essay,Sarah Kasbeer reflects on a history of hookups — and why they left her cold.

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 12, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,867 words)