Seth Davis Branitz had an awful suspicion he’d feel relieved when, some day, his very troubled brother would pass. He had no idea about the other ends it would rapidly bring with it.
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Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story
The Third Life of Richard Miles
Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Letter to a Dog Walking Service
Diane Mehta adopted a rescue dog but then questioned her own salvation from the chaos of daily migraines.
Posted inNonfiction
Coachella, Underground
Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Nonfiction
Forever Yesterday: Peering Inside My Mom’s Fading Mind
Kevin Sampsell bears witness to the ways in which Alzheimer’s has been pulling his mother back in time, and taking over her life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Thing about Women from the River Is That Our Currents Are Endless
Given a journal while hospitalized, Terese Marie Mailhot writes her way through generations of trauma.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Weight Loss Does Not Cure Depression: How the World’s Heaviest Man Lost it All
Paul Mason lost 700 lbs. after bariatric surgery and finds happiness elusive; dramatic weight loss does nothing to treat the underlying depression and emotional trauma that caused him to eat to excess in the first place.
Posted inBusiness, investigations, Science & Nature
The Strike: Chemicals, Cancer, and the Fight for Health Care
Workers at Momentive Performance Materials had given their lives to the chemical plant. The strike was supposed to save what little they had left.
Posted inBusiness, investigations, Science & Nature, Story
The Strike: Chemicals, Cancer, and the Fight for Health Care
Workers at Momentive Performance Materials had given their lives to the chemical plant. The strike was supposed to save what little they had left.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Finally Seeing the Forest for the Trees
After a spate of trauma and loss, Maura Kelly retreats to the Hudson Valley where she is converted into a ‘nature person.’
