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Posted inEditor's Pick

I Learned How to Cope with Agoraphobia. The Pandemic Eroded It All.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 8, 2021October 19, 2022

“For a year and a half, my anxiety’s natural instincts—to stay at home, surrounded by trusted people—became the way of things. I no longer had to force myself to run a daily gauntlet of low-level fear. Unchallenged, the fears became stronger, and multiplied.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized

Fear of Suffering Alone

by Anne Liu Kellor May 4, 2020December 9, 2022

After separating from her husband and entering quarantine, Anne Liu Kellor faces her ongoing desire for a partner and the necessity of loving herself.

Posted inUncategorized

This Month In Books: The Book Is an Escape Tool

by Dana Snitzky November 13, 2019January 13, 2023

Sometimes telling a story is the only way to escape it.

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

A Single Sentence

by Longreads October 1, 2019October 19, 2022

In an clandestinely written memoir, a jailed Turkish novelist and political dissident remembers the single sentence that changed everything at the moment of his arrest.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Elevator-Phobes of a Vertical City

by benhuberman October 4, 2018October 19, 2022

New York City has more elevators than Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington combined — and every day, dozens of people acutely afraid of riding them need to find their way up and down the skyline.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

But What Will Your Parents Think?

by Morgan Jerkins May 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

But What Will Your Parents Think?

by Morgan Jerkins May 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Philippe Petit Reflects on a Lifetime of Fear

by mlegro June 15, 2017October 19, 2022

For the high-wire artist, living in fear is the definition of death.

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