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Nonfiction, Reading List

The ‘Wellness Craze’: Six Stories About Fitness

by Emily Perper February 8, 2016October 19, 2022

Six stories about the world of fitness.

Author Notes, Blog Post, Commentary, Discussions

In Praise of Public Pitching

by heymarkarms February 2, 2016October 19, 2022

I’ve always been fascinated by how narrative journalism gets commissioned, reported, and published–but the most perplexing part of the entire system is the continued power imbalance between writers and publishers. This imbalance persists in spite of the internet “democratizing” publishing. More digital publishers are embracing feature writing, but the process behind the scenes feels stuck in the past–a time-consuming marathon of […]

Nonfiction

Violet

by Longreads January 28, 2016October 19, 2022

Violet was born at 25 weeks and five days—more than three months ahead of her due date. This is a story about becoming parents in the face of uncertainty.

Nonfiction, Story

Violet

by Longreads January 28, 2016October 19, 2022

Violet was born at 25 weeks and five days—more than three months ahead of her due date. This is a story about becoming parents in the face of uncertainty.

Nonfiction, Quotes

Stephen Rodrick Returns Home to Flint

by heymarkarms January 26, 2016October 19, 2022

The human damage is incalculable. Think of a mother waking in the middle of the night to make formula for her baby girl and unwittingly using liquid death as a mixer. Lead poisoning stunts IQs in children, many of whom in Flint are already traumatized by poverty, arson and rampant gunfire outside their doors. And […]

Nonfiction

Danny Thompson Drives Like a Bat Out of Hell

by Longreads January 25, 2016October 19, 2022

Danny Thompson is 66 years old and chasing the piston driven world land speed record. It’s a drive he inherited from his father, Mickey, a 1960s racing pioneer.

Nonfiction, Story

Danny Thompson Drives Like a Bat Out of Hell

by Longreads January 25, 2016October 19, 2022

Danny Thompson is 66 years old and chasing the piston driven world land speed record. It’s a drive he inherited from his father, Mickey, a 1960s racing pioneer.

Nonfiction, Reading List

The Murky Importance of Giving: A Reading List

by Emily Perper January 24, 2016October 19, 2022

In reading for this list, I discovered people who give freely, their generosity intertwined with thoughtfulness at best; carelessness, illness or guilt at worst.