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The Broken Front Line

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 7, 2021October 19, 2022

“The wave of coronavirus cases that swept across the country late last year put even the most battle-hardened EMTs under unprecedented psychological strain.”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Team of Scientists Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 4, 2021October 19, 2022

How scientists developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Luck, Foresight and Science: How an Unheralded Team Developed a COVID-19 Vaccine in Record Time

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 29, 2021October 19, 2022

Credit for the COVID-19 vaccine “belongs to a series of uncelebrated discoveries dating back at least 15 years – and a constellation of unsung scientists.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

To Stay or To Go?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 28, 2020October 19, 2022

“Some immigrants have been withdrawing cases against their lawyers’ advice, saying they’re more afraid of being in detention during a coronavirus outbreak than of what might be waiting in the places they fled.”

Posted inNonfiction

Longreads Best of 2020: Writing on COVID-19

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 14, 2020October 13, 2022

Our top story picks in COVID-19 reporting this year.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, profile, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Writing

The Alarmist: Is One of the Pandemic’s Loudest Scientific Voices Helping or Hurting Public Health?

by Seyward Darby December 8, 2020October 19, 2022

Meet Eric Feigl-Ding, the town crier of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 18, 2020October 19, 2022

“What happened with hydroxychloroquine was a debacle, but retelling the story might help avert the same kind of chaos next time around.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Inside the Airline Industry’s Meltdown

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 30, 2020October 19, 2022

“Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue.”

Posted inFeatured

Notes for a Post-apocalyptic Novel

by Frederick Reimers August 5, 2020November 4, 2022

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 inCurrent Events, Featured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Who’s Going to Take Care of Me?’: When the Coronavirus Takes Both Parents

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 21, 2020October 19, 2022

In the wake of their parents’ deaths, three siblings struggle to get through the day-to-day.

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