“The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to strike a chord.”
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Who Killed the Mercy Man?
“An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song.”
Second and Long
“Why did James Whitehead—poet, fiction writer, and onetime college football player—fail to complete a successor to his celebrated first novel?”
Puzzled
“In the world of jigsaws, there can be a fine line between productivity and pleasure.”
Jeremy Spoke in Class Today
“On guns, MTV, Stephen King, and the nightmare from which we cannot awake.”
Maximalisma
“A professor endeavors to separate treasure from trash—before her children have to do it for her.”
Blood-Blue Sky
“How horseshoe crabs and ecological grief connect with the wonders of the human heart.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Eric McHenry, Michael W. Clune, Patrick Galbraith, Jay Miller, and Harley Rustad.

