Purple Pain

In the aftermath of an assault, Matthew Miles Goodrich considers the effects of opioids on himself, the culture, and his musical hero, Prince.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 27, 2018
Length: 11 minutes (2,837 words)

The Rub of Rough Sex

A personal essay in which Chelsea G. Summers considers the ways in which outwardly “progressive” men like former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman use kink as a cover for abuse.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,801 words)

Bridget Jones’s Staggeringly Outdated Diary

Nineties relationship books had some serious issues, man.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Length: 11 minutes (2,918 words)

How to Stay Married After Your Baby is Born, or, I’m not Divorced Yet

An excerpt of “Now My Heart is Full,” Laura June’s memoir, about the challenges new parenthood placed on her and her husband — and their marriage.

Author: Laura June
Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Length: 12 minutes (3,056 words)

Mind the Dog’s Feet

After a trip to Durban, novelist Chibundu Onuzo discovers that Nigerians are not always popular with South Africans, and that where some black South Africans see a history of oppression, Nigerians see opportunity.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,340 words)

We Have Always Lived in the House

In this personal essay, in the face of tragic loss, Victoria Comella searches for the home she left behind, only to find it seventeen years later in the last place she expected.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,784 words)

Why I Lied to Everyone in High School about Knowing Karate

As a teen, Jabeen Akhtar discovered that trying to be an exceptional immigrant can make you do stupid things.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,917 words)

Silence is a Lonely Country: A Prayer in Twelve Parts

A personal essay in which poet Sadia Hassan reflects on finding her words in the face of injustice.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 13, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,468 words)

The Country Where Fútbol Comes First

Uruguay, a small nation with a deep-seated passion for soccer, is the inspiration for any underdog vying to win a World Cup.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 10, 2018
Length: 11 minutes (2,824 words)

My Brother Comes to Moscow

An excerpt from Keith Gessen’s new novel, A Terrible Country, in which two very different brothers argue over the care of their aging grandmother. “We had had many arguments, but he was my brother; he had always been my brother.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 10, 2018
Length: 21 minutes (5,369 words)