Does the Woman in the Painting Have a Secret? By Longreads Feature In the wake of her mother’s passing, Dylan Landis wrestles with unanswered questions about love and art, and imagines different possibilities of what could have been.
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays By Sari Botton Commentary Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About By Michele Filgate Feature Michele Filgate reflects on her teen years with an abusive stepfather and a mother whose silence protected him.