I began, if not to turn away from the mythical notion of a man to “complete” me, to accept that there was no love out there for me. I chose mountains instead.
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Posted inNonfiction
What Do We Do With Feelings Now That They Don’t Matter Anymore?
Sarah Miller thinks about climate change and other current horrors, and what it’s like just being sad forever.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Muddling Through
Matthew Sitman considers his own depression through the lens of George Scialabba’s memoir, How to Be Depressed.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Backcountry Prescription Experiment
Mathina Calliope goes off her antidepressant and into the woods.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story
What We Remember: A Reading List on Archives
Why do we keep what we keep — and who decides? An archivist digs and collects longreads on how objects and materials shape public memory.
Posted inFiction, Highlight, Quotes
Sit Back, Relax, and Try Not To Think About the Hole We’re Making In Your Skull
You can understand how the dura mater connects to the arachnoid mater, but that doesn’t mean you understand the mind.
Posted inNonfiction
The Significance of Sniffing: A Reading List on Smell
Why it’s important to give things a sniff.
Posted inNonfiction
My Grandmother’s Dark Secret
The music emanating from a storefront church in Brooklyn was a death knell: Once my grandmother heard it, her childhood was over.
Posted inNonfiction
‘Raphael Couldn’t Have Painted Something More Beautiful’
The couple who saved an imprisoned artist’s life — and the extraordinary gift he gave in return.
