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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks

by Longreads December 29, 2022December 16, 2022

All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.

‘What Are We Going to Do About Tyler?’

by heymarkarms December 28, 2017October 19, 2022

A devastating indictment of America’s failure to treat mental illness. ProPublica reporter Sarah Smith tells the story of Tyler Haire, who was sent to jail at age 16 for a violent crime and then spent years locked away while waiting for a psychological evaluation. Tyler struggled since early childhood, but state services are underfunded and […]

One Man’s Mission to Bring Better Ramen to the Incarcerated

by Aaron Gilbreath July 11, 2018October 19, 2022

Instant ramen is one of the most popular items in prison commissaries, where food runs from awful to inedible, but the ramen is dangerously high in sodium. To save inmates from dietary issues and help the government save money on health care, one man has designed a low-sodium alternative. Time in prison showed him the […]

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Plotting Out Structure and Writing Out Heroes: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara May 10, 2022March 12, 2026

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Katia Savchuk and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “A Crime Beyond Belief.”