On finding joy in the writing process, embracing friction, and developing your voice.
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An Internet of Checkpoints
A mysterious YouTube video gave thousands of people a place to breathe. Then it vanished.
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Sticking the Landing: On Kickers
On the importance of crafting the perfect ending to a story.
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How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer
“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?”
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List, Story
‘We Are Alive’: Six Longreads About Music
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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A Friend Named Arthur and The Week’s Top 5
“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 […]
Posted inEssays & Criticism
Poets in the Machine
Why does the literary world still hold online writing at arm’s length?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Kate Mossman, Luke Winkie, Lou Stoppard, Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne, and Rosa Lyster.
