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Breai Mason-Campbell

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Best of 2021: Reported Essays

by Longreads December 9, 2021October 13, 2022

The pieces that moved us the most this year.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads April 16, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Breai Mason-Campbell, Simon J. Levien, Paola Capó-García, Emma Gilchrist, and Liam Boylan-Pett.

Posted inCuration, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘The Price For Your Return to Normal Is My Life’: On Dismantling Layers of the Doll

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 14, 2021February 22, 2023

“I have to wear all of these dolls, you see, so that Whiteness does not have to wear any.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Seeing in the Dark

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 13, 2021October 19, 2022

“I have to wear all of these dolls, you see, so that Whiteness does not have to wear any.”

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