Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.
Lavinia Spalding
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Malcolm Harris, Tom Lamont, Melissa Jeltsen, Moe Tkacik, and Lavinia Spalding.
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“Follow Along,” or How to Learn Flamenco Guitar with a Tocaora
“Before he died a few years later, my father told me there were almost no tocaoras — female flamenco guitarists — in the world. If I kept practicing, he said, I could be one of the first.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Cabin
In a tiny, remote Utah town, Lavinia Spalding learns the difference between longing and belonging.