In 1985, a girl was abducted and left to die in Winnipeg’s severe cold. While her parents, Cliff and Wilma Derksen, did not yet know the killer’s identity, they made a decision to forgive.
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Posted inEditor's Pick, Nonfiction, Quotes
Off-Time: Becoming a Widow at Age 36
Christina Frangou writes on the aftermath of being widowed at age 36.
Posted inBlog Post, Crime
Letting Go As a Way of Living: Writing About Radical Forgiveness
As these stories show, mercy isn’t a choice you make once. As the years go by, forgiveness becomes more and more complex.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, read stories by Mark MacKinnon, Rachel Cusk, Carmen Maria Machado, Suketu Mehta, and an excerpt from Bill Hayes.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Off-Time: Becoming a Widow at Age 36
Christina Frangou writes on the aftermath of being widowed at age 36.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Boy Who Wasn’t My Boyfriend
Allie Zenwirth falls in love within the confines of an all-male Chasidic school.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Boy Who Wasn’t My Boyfriend
Allie Zenwirth falls in love within the confines of an all-male Chasidic school.
Posted inBlog Post, Media, Unapologetic Women
Why Can’t Female Reporters Stay in the Picture?
Journalists who get screen time are most often men—even when the original story was told by a woman.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Brendan Fraser’s #MeToo Moment
Actor Brendan Fraser reveals he was touched inappropriately — and says it’s behind why he vanished from the scene for more than a decade.
