“But now I like to imagine him in Paris, sitting at a café, drinking an espresso, his notebook open, full of notes and poetry. It’s easy to picture in my mind. He’d look perfect there.” Four years ago, Kevin Sampsell lost his friend Arthur to suicide. He started writing about him three years ago—but the […]
“Milan raised me to believe I could do and be anything. To have had that and to have lost it might be worse than never having had it at all.” Welcome to the weekend, friends! To kickstart your reading, let Kristina Kasparian’s fierce new essay whisk you away to Italy. In “Flying Solo,” she returns […]
On finding joy in the writing process, embracing friction, and developing your voice.
Powerful reads on which language comes first, second, or even third.
“Give me the weird tics, the turns of phrase, the strange beginnings. Give me the writer in their natural habitat.”
A mysterious YouTube video gave thousands of people a place to breathe. Then it vanished.
On the importance of crafting the perfect ending to a story.
“While crying has featured in some of my most life-defining moments, I can also be set off anywhere, anytime, by almost anything. In the last week alone, I’ve cried looking at a social media account of a husky puppy and older cat (who are best friends), watching a sports documentary about a basketball team I […]
“Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge should we be permitted to unlock?”
The soundtrack of my life goes back a long way. Here are six longreads about music, for the love of it.
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