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The Boy Who Loved Transit

by juliawick May 5, 2015October 19, 2022

How the system failed an obsession.

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The Boy Who Loved Transit

by juliawick May 5, 2015October 19, 2022

How the system failed an obsession.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

The Last Freeway

by Longreads March 23, 2015October 19, 2022

The true story of L.A.’s freeways, and a judge who changed everything.

Posted inNonfiction

The Last Freeway

by Longreads March 23, 2015October 19, 2022

The true story of L.A.’s freeways, and a judge who changed everything.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

‘A Taste of Power’: The Woman Who Led the Black Panther Party

by Longreads March 3, 2015October 19, 2022

Elaine Brown was the first and only woman to lead the male-dominated Black Panther Party. She looks back on Jean Seberg, COINTELPRO, and internal divisions within the organization.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction

‘A Taste of Power’: The Woman Who Led the Black Panther Party

by Longreads March 3, 2015October 19, 2022

Elaine Brown was the first and only woman to lead the male-dominated Black Panther Party. She looks back on Jean Seberg, COINTELPRO, and internal divisions within the organization.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

The Last Hand-Me-Down: Retracing My Brother’s Life Through His Clothes

by Longreads April 13, 2014October 19, 2022

Tom Molanphy | Loud Memories of a Quiet Life (OutPost 19) | May 2012 | 18 minutes (4,652 words) Tom Molanphy earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. He freelances for 10Best/Travel Media Group at USA Today and teaches creative writing, composition and journalism at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. This […]

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The Last Hand-Me-Down: Retracing My Brother’s Life Through His Clothes

by Longreads April 13, 2014October 19, 2022

Tom Molanphy | Loud Memories of a Quiet Life (OutPost 19) | May 2012 | 18 minutes (4,652 words) Tom Molanphy earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. He freelances for 10Best/Travel Media Group at USA Today and teaches creative writing, composition and journalism at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. This […]

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