Here’s a selection of profiles that resonated with us this year.
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Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction
The Living Nightmare of Homeownership
The manmade dream of owning a home wasn’t built on a solid foundation.
Posted inFeature
Shades of Grey
In 2018, Floridians voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing, a sport they were told was archaic and inhumane. What if they were wrong?
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
‘I’ve Always Been Either Praised or Accused of Ambition’: An Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver takes a rigorous, scientific approach to her novels’ subjects — but, as a woman writer, her authority is often challenged.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Feature, History, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
The Endgame of the Olympics
What if the Olympic Games never come back?
Posted inStory
Telling Stories In Order to Live: On Writing and Money
Sarah Menkedick examines the perils inherent in trying to earn a living as a full-time writer.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Brigid, Magdalene, My Mother, and Me
Carmel Mc Mahon contemplates the legacy of trauma passed down through generations of Irish women.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Disease of Deceit
Friends don’t let friends lie about having cancer.
Posted inNonfiction
The Danger of Desire
Faylita Hicks considers what it means to be a Black nonbinary activist in the age of Trump — and questions how the social justice movement has changed the way they have sex.
Posted inBusiness, Commentary, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized
What Should Universal Basic Income Look Like?
Andrew Yang made it news, but we need a better plan.
