I’ve been thinking: What would my life look like if I were not afraid of death? Thinking too closely about not existing, not having a consciousness, sends me spiraling into a panic attack. Protestant Christians believe in an afterlife—a heaven, a hell. I did, too, for a while. I was confident, fervent, about heaven. I was no longer afraid to die. Now I’m not so sure. Nothingness scares me, but so does an eternity spent somewhere else.
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Cats and Their People: A Reading List
Three stories about our relationship with cats.
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The Intersection Between Religion and Mental Health: A Reading List
This week, I’ve compiled four pieces about the intersection of religion, mental illness, safe spaces and alternative caregiving.
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What Burns Within Us: Five Stories About Fire
Here are five pieces on fire-eaters, firefighters, fire-walkers and fire-growers.
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Cats and Their People: A Reading List
Three stories about our relationship with cats.
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Cats and Their People: A Reading List
This week’s reading list from Emily includes stories from SPIN, Rookie, Aeon, and xoJane.
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Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 3
Here are 10 of our favorite stories right now from Aeon, Grantland, Brooklyn Quarterly, The Awl, Texas Observer and more.
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Tiny Houses, RVs, and Other Places We Call Home: A Reading List
Here are four pieces exploring different approaches to space and home—from living on wheels to escaping the grid.
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Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 3
Our latest collection is now live at WordPress.com, featuring stories from Aeon, Grantland, Brooklyn Quarterly, The Awl, Texas Observer and more. Get the full list here.
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The Pros and Cons of Praising Children
At Aeon, Carlin Flora looks at the pros and cons of praising children and what psychologists say to avoid: Over-praising children (You’re amazing!) can make them feel your standards are very high, causing the fear that they won’t be able to keep living up to them, say the psychologists Jennifer Henderlong Corpus of Reed College […]
