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The End of Travel

“Driven by the need for a storied life, I relished the opportunity for endless travel. Is that a moment in time, now over?”

This week, we’re sharing stories from Ciara O’Rourke, Haley Britzky, Alissa Walker, Julie Sedivy, and Arika Okrent.

“Why is English spelling so weird and unpredictable? Don’t blame the mix of languages; look to quirks of timing and technology.”

An operation to remove a brain cyst changed Matthew’s identity.

“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”

A father and daughter tour landmarks in the early history of modern plastic and assess the toxic legacy of petrochemistry.

There is an ‘I’ in quit.

Five stories about plants and gardens and the humans that tend them.

For mountaineers, it’s not enough to get to the top – it must be done a certain way. But why is the harder way better?

Being alone, free of distraction, can be both a writer’s dream and a nightmare.