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Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Wonder Woman
Of all the genes parents pass down and values they instill, how does one take hold so much stronger than the others?
Posted inCrime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Baltimore Police Abused Their Power
Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force were celebrated for getting firearms off the street, until detectives discovered they were also robbing criminals of guns, drugs and money.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Organ Transplant Story You Don’t Hear
Ten years ago, James “Bo” Calvert received a transplant to replace his only kidney. Now that kidney is failing.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Searching for The Sundays
When music writers are also music fans, they can walk a line between appreciative and intrusive.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The $5,000 Decision to Get Rid of My Past
After a series of painful losses, Ben Kuchera learns that when your games become your ghosts, it’s time to clean house.
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story
Notes for a Post-apocalyptic Novel
When things get hard, we look to our most fundamental relationships. This is the story of a son, a father, a camper van, a pandemic, and the ties that bind.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Presser, Kathleen McGrory, Bryan Curtis, Anna Merlan, and Amalia Illgner.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Once a Nerd, Always a Nerd: D&D 4Eva
George Murray is “playing it forward” — sharing his love of Dungeons & Dragons by acting as dungeon master for families who want to learn to play.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Bread Thread
Emily Weitzman condemns the persistence of slut shaming over different stages in her life, and combats it with humor and…bread.
