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“At home, I was Spanish. At school, American. When mom got angry at us, the ultimate insult would be spewed: ‘Ay! That is so American!’ But outside of the house, while in the presence of my peers, I wanted that to be true. Being so American would mean I would be allowed to wear shorts to school. I would […]
The pieces we didn’t get to — until now.
Congratulations to Tim Requarth, whose Longreads essay has won the 2020 award in the Longform Narratives category.
“The bear, still on all fours, was tall enough to look Mya in the eye. He huffed and gave a short growl. Then he charged.”
“She and her five housemates needed to find a way to live safely together. So they decided to adhere to a collective risk model of their own design.”
Whose nervous system is stretched out in a glass case at Drexel University’s medical campus?
Seven stories highlighting the perspective of estranged adult children.
Seven stories celebrating the mystery and power of fungi.
“Working in concert with the perfect breasts, the perfect bottom turns the body into the shape of an S. ‘It’s the classic hourglass figure,’ said Melissa. ‘That’s what you go after.'”
“Promise” isn’t necessarily about love, or even about surrender, but about giving your heart over, repeatedly, and enduring the failures that come with the exchange.
