“I have learned that the human mind and body are truly resilient.” This is the story of American professional middle-distance runner Gabriele Grunewald, who has battled a rare cancer again and again and again.
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Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Place to Stay, Untouched by Death
After her mother’s passing, Jane Ratcliffe considers the role everyday objects play in a good death.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A Place to Stay, Untouched by Death
After her mother’s passing, Jane Ratcliffe considers the role everyday objects play in a good death.
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The Crushing, Ever-Present Weight of Debt
“We were nothing to these companies but a number in a database. And they fully controlled our fates.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Year of the Cat
Elisabeth Donnelly looks back at a relationship with a wily cat during a lonely time in upstate New York.
Posted inNonfiction
Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere
Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death
Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
Posted inNonfiction
My Unsexual Revolution
Diane Shipley confronts her history of sexual dysfunction and wonders who decides what ‘normal’ is, anyway.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2018: Essays
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
