I Had To Leave My Mother So I Could Survive

Elisabet Velasquez reckons with a lifetime of disharmony with her religious, mentally ill mother.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 14, 2019
Length: 11 minutes (2,943 words)

Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere

Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 11, 2019
Length: 24 minutes (6,239 words)

How to Survive a Vivisection

After a traumatic experience with childbirth, Rachel Somerstein struggles to bond with her newborn daughter.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 7, 2019
Length: 11 minutes (2,917 words)

The (Loud) Soundtrack to My Struggle with Faith

After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Anna Gazmarian grapples with her evangelical upbringing, and finds solace in screamo music.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 4, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,334 words)

Hello, Forgetfulness; Hello, Mother

Peering into the mirror of her mother, Marcia Aldrich wonders whether she too is sentenced to dementia.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 2, 2019
Length: 19 minutes (4,770 words)

To Love and Protect Each Other — From Bigotry

After Jay Deitcher sits silent as his wife is verbally assaulted by his father’s racist friend, he grapples with the ways his family has been muted by trauma.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 27, 2019
Length: 10 minutes (2,743 words)

The Bread Thread

Emily Weitzman condemns the persistence of slut shaming over different stages in her life, and combats it with humor and…bread.

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Published: Sep 25, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,335 words)

How to Predict the Unpredictable

After the death of her dog, Katie Gutierrez grapples with the ripple effects of her decisions — and how to live with uncertainty as a mother.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 23, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,370 words)

The Art of Acceptance Speech Giving

Gearing up for the Emmys, Michael Musto looks back at some of the best, worst, and weirdest instances of performers expressing gratitude as they received their shiny trophies.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 20, 2019
Length: 8 minutes (2,135 words)

Cut From the Same Cloth

Artist Myfanwy Tristram was irritated by her teenage daughter’s extreme fashions — until she took an illustrated journey into their origins.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 19, 2019
Length: 15 minutes (3,863 words)