Sarah Watts details how science fiction shaped her family, her religion, and her own self-image.
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Finding Signs of Hope in Surprise Sugar Maples
In the midst of a pandemic, nature reminds Susan Krawitz that miracles are possible.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Bazelon, Alex Ronan, Justine Harman, Emily Harnett, and Sam Leith.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, History, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘By Choice, and Not By Choice…Time Is Going To Change You.’
Nina MacLaughlin discusses her retelling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. “[In] my very vague high school memories…there was no discussion of the fact that this book is just rape after rape after rape.”
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This Week in Books: We’ve All Been Briefed
“They have washed their hands for you. / And they take the bus home.” —Jericho Brown
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Kristen Arnett on Taxidermy, Memory, and “Mostly Dead Things”
“What’s considered high art? What’s lowbrow? What are those things? That’s something that, as a person who like, lives at 7-Eleven, I’m extremely interested in.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Who Gave You the Right to Tell That Story?
“Ten authors on the most divisive question in fiction, and the times they wrote outside their own identities.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Feature, Story
Sleeping with Amazon
Sometimes it’s not who you work with, but who you work for.
Posted inFeature
Finding a Path in a Broken System
Thailand is a top destination for gender confirmation surgery. Its success is a symptom of Western failure.
Posted inCommentary, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
When Time Costs Too Much
If you are the family breadwinner, how do you calculate the value of time with your children?
