“I got angry, my mother cried, the addicts got high. That became a holiday theme for years to come.”
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Things That Able Me
Christy Tending | Longreads | February 2, 2023 | 14 minutes (3,768 words) There are things that able me. A chair. One person speaking to me at a time. Shoes that are not cute, but spare me nerve pain. A hot bath with epsom salts: so hot it would scald most, but my skin is like […]
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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All the Stories Nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Awards
Consider this your reading list for the next few weeks.
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Three Strings: Past, Present, and Future
Finding beauty, human connection, and one’s heritage in the resonant sounds of the dulcimer.
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On (the) Sublime
When we reach for our limits, what is it that we ultimately grasp?
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, History, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Hue’s Hue’: Katy Kelleher’s Column on Color
“Tyrian purple was a difficult color to manufacture. Thousands of snails were required to create a single ounce of dye.”
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Stumbling Can Be Lovely
On the many ways we fall—and the beauty of getting back up.
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Love Song to Costco
“In the great halls of Costco, two of our greatest fears are assuaged — that of not having enough, and that of not being enough.”
