Emily Flake reflects on the shifting nature of magic and power in middle age.
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Longreads Honored with 14 Notable Mentions in ‘Best American’ Series
Our cup runneth over! Congratulations to all!
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The Consequences of Surviving
“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”
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Mowing the Lawn to Map the Ocean Floor, One Long, Slow Pass at a Time
“The thinking is that fleets of tireless, automated, uncrewed vehicles could one day criss-cross our waters, making maps where humans can’t or won’t.”
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
The Poke Paradox
Where culinary bliss meets environmental peril, and how to solve America’s poke problem.
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A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body
The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.
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How the World’s Most Venomous Fish Convinced Me to Stop Working Myself to Death
“”I…Googled pictures of stonefish. I thought about the insidious nature of those gnarled, prehistoric-looking venom traps: how freaky it is to think that they’re always there, perfectly still, camouflaged in the coral. Waiting for you to hit rock bottom. How sometimes the most unavoidable pain comes from the things that are hardest to see.”
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Japan’s Lonely Cherry Blossoms
Millions of people turn out to see Japan’s famous sakura blossoms. This year, Covid-19 kept the usual crowds at home, though the blossom makes a fitting metaphor for evanescence.
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Climate Messaging: A Case for Negativity
Nell Zink, Joy Williams, and a different kind of climate skepticism.
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Best of 2023: All of Our Number Five Story Picks
Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
