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Active Recall
“As of his sixth birthday next month, he will have 2,462 seconds, his entire life compressed as I wanted to remember it, into approximately 41 minutes.”
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Best of 2024: Our Most Popular Stories of the Year
Our 10 most-read Longreads essays of 2024.
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Soul Blind
“On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.”
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Neither Here Nor There
“For most of my lifetime, Flushing was the humble immigrant enclave that could.”
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Our Narrative Prison
“The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?”
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Erika Hayasaki
The award-winning journalist behind The Reported Essay newsletter on writing, reading, and making connections.
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There Is No Place like Home, Whatever That Is
“According to our writer, home is both longing and belonging.”
