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The Case for More Female Cops

by Longreads July 26, 2016October 19, 2022

Nearly nine out of ten cops are men. Sarah Smarsh discusses the police force’s gender problem and a Wichita woman’s efforts inside the criminal justice system that failed her.

Posted inFeatured, 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.

Posted inFeatured, 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.

Posted inNonfiction

Come Hear My Song

by Longreads June 11, 2015October 19, 2022

A night at the San Joaquin Valley’s last historic honky-tonk.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Come Hear My Song

by Longreads June 11, 2015October 19, 2022

A night at the San Joaquin Valley’s last historic honky-tonk.

Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction

A Very Naughty Little Girl

by Longreads March 10, 2015October 19, 2022

The extraordinary life of Janet Vaughan, who changed our relationship with blood.

Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction, Story

A Very Naughty Little Girl

by Longreads March 10, 2015October 19, 2022

The extraordinary life of Janet Vaughan, who changed our relationship with blood.

Posted inNonfiction

A Birth Story

by Meaghan O'Connell November 6, 2014October 19, 2022

Meaghan O’Connell had a perfect pregnancy and the perfect birth plan—and then she went into labor.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

A Birth Story

by Meaghan O'Connell November 6, 2014October 19, 2022

Meaghan O’Connell had a perfect pregnancy and the perfect birth plan—and then she went into labor.

Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction

Untangling the Knot: My Search for Democracy in the Modern Family

by Longreads October 28, 2014October 19, 2022

Sabine Heinlein grew up in a family where everyone was treated as equals. It didn’t work out like they hoped.

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