In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
The Common
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Back Meets the Nose
“It felt like a stabbing. It felt like a burning. It felt like a dull ache, then a sharp one, then it radiated all the way down.”
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Story
Land Not Theirs
Reckoning with a religious upbringing means confronting religion’s role in oppressing women and people of color.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Making Peace with the Site of a Suicide
One woman reconciles with her father’s death on her family’s property.
Posted inNonfiction, The Atavist Magazine, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mike Mariani, Emma Marris, Patrick Rosal, Susana Ferreira, and Scott Indrisek.
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Decriminalization: A Love Story
In a ranging piece funded by the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award, journalist Susana Ferreira reports on the decriminalization of drugs in Portugal, where since 2001, addiction has been treated more like an illness than a crime.