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They Would Not Dream of Flowers: Translating Through the Tehran Blackout
“There, in that forced isolation, I sat translating a story about death. Meanwhile, the real thing operated just outside my window.”
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The Year I Was Supposed to Die
“At 42, with young kids, I got a devastating diagnosis. I knew I was in for a harrowing journey. I didn’t know quite what kind.”
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On Walking
“To love walking is to love the body, and this has been a barrier for me.”
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Voices On Addiction: Speaking Ill Of The Dead
“It’s easier to be angry at a presence than an absence. It’s easier to push against the person who is doing things wrong than the person who is doing nothing at all.”
Posted inNonfiction
Our Most-Read Longreads Originals of 2023
The 10 top-performing essays published on Longreads this year.
Posted inNewsletter
Our Best Of 2025 Is Here
Next week we’ll be sharing our favorite reads across several categories next week; first, though, we’re publishing a series of essays from your trusty Longreads editors, reflecting on our reading over the past year.
Posted inEssays & Criticism
Poets in the Machine
Why does the literary world still hold online writing at arm’s length?
