We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
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Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Whistleblower in the Family
After her father was arrested for fraud, Pearl Abraham began the the slow, painful process of unraveling her Hasidic family ties.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Weighing Justice With a Jury of Her ‘Peers’
While serving as foreperson on a grand jury, Susana Morris confronts power and privilege in the criminal justice system.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Bootlegging Jane’s Addiction
Aaron Gilbreath considers the impact a live Jane’s Addiction recording has had on him, and the effect heroin had on the band’s — and his own — creativity.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Currency of Cars: How to Leave a Husband
The rickety ’98 Volvo wagon didn’t look like much, but it provided Debbie Weingarten and her children safe passage to a new life.
Posted inArts & Culture, History
Percy Ross Wants to Give You Money!
He was was a self-made, blue-collar millionaire in Reagan’s America. But when Percy Ross decided to give away his fortune, he made things simple: all you had to do was ask for it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes
Dwayne Johnson Is Everything Our President Isn’t
He works out twice a day, he remembers everyone he meets, he hopes you’re sleeping soundly and doing great!
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Case for Dungeons & Dragons
I was never a Dungeons and Dragons person, but as a nerd, seems like they’ve always been nearby. I would not have expected a Venn diagram overlapping the D&D nerds I know — delightful, gentle weirdos who like elves and other imaginary creatures — with high security prisoners. Elisabeth de Cleer wrote about one such […]
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction
The War on Drugs Is a War on Women of Color
Women of color are disproportionately targeted by the war on drugs and broken windows policing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Currency of Cars: How to Leave a Husband
The rickety ’98 Volvo wagon didn’t look like much, but it provided Debbie Weingarten and her children safe passage to a new life.
