Two women share a history of daring, of lost direction, of dark bedrooms, and an enforced silence they finally break.
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Bundyville Chapter Two: By a Thread
The Bundy family’s belief that they are defenders of liberty have been shaped by their Mormon faith, but their convictions are connected to a prophecy that the modern Mormon church does not accept as church doctrine. A book of photocopied scripture and speeches by LDS prophets also gives clues to their motivations.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Profiles & Interviews
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Posted inReading List
Longreads Best of 2017: Crime Reporting
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
My Own ‘Bad Story’: I Thought Journalism Would Make a Hero of Me
Steve Almond considers his beginnings in journalism through the lens of the ‘bad stories’ he believes delivered our country to the Trump era.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Story
‘Choose Marriage or Education’
As a teenager, Madhur Anand’s mother takes heed of her father’s final words and becomes a teacher.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Jack, Jacqueline — Dad
Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Jack, Jacqueline — Dad
Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Trying to Kill the Want
I was a grown, multi-degreed, loved, moneyed, professionally powerful woman who did not have the strength to wait one-third of an hour before having a drink.
