The hindsight of an adulthood autism diagnosis.
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Enduring Battles, a Musical Childhood, and Our Top 5
“I felt like a rat trapped in a maze with no finish, running into walls and getting electrocuted at every turn. I wanted out of the hellscape I’d created, but I had formed a whole identity around the latticework of visible bones and tendons; my days were structured around the denial of food. To give […]
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My Father, the Artist
“I developed a new appreciation for my dad, who always treated me like a fellow artist, creating myself.”
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The Safest Place
“In five years Dante McFallo went from White House honoree to dying in a hail of bullets on New Year’s Day.”
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Disposable Heroes
“Christine Blasey Ford’s memoir captures the hazards of ‘coming forward.’”
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A Year in Reading: When the Going Gets Tough
These are the stories I couldn’t stop thinking about—the ones that ask us to sit with darkness and still find reasons to keep going.
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Love Wins
“Two women promised they would see the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time once they were together. They had no idea how long that would take.”
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After Two Teen Suicides Last Year, How Will Summit County Address an Ongoing Mental Health Crisis?
“A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.”
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The (Un-)Happiest Place on Earth and the Week’s Top 5
“I left Trip House at 8:12 on Saturday morning, having not been murdered, and drove to the Magic Kingdom. The woman at the ticket window asked if I’d come to Disney World to celebrate anything special, and I laughed. If I answered that question truthfully — using unmagical words like ‘genital,’ ‘student loan,’ and ‘gentrification’ […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re highlighting stories from Yuval Abraham, Paul Tough, Leslie Jamison, Melina Moe, and Meg Bernhard.
