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Why I Hate My Dog
“In evolving with us for tens of thousands of years, maybe dogs became not just exemplars of happiness but, like humans, emotionally fragile creatures.” At Longreads, author Richard Gilbert paints a lighthearted portrait of Belle Krendl, his weird rescue dog.
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A Bit of Romance
From Tinder swipe to breakup in five short, sweet, sad vignettes: an online dating snapshot.
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Remembering Elie Wiesel
“I had the feeling I had known this man all of my life.” Author and Holocaust survivor Ellen Norman Stern on her first meeting with Elie Wiesel, about whom she wrote a young-adult biography.
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An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees
Dana Schwartz, an Observer journalist, writes to the newspaper publisher after Donald Trump — his father-in-law — shares a controversial (arguably anti-Semitic) tweet.
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One Sentence, Three Tiny Tales: A Flash Fiction Collection
In this flash fiction collection, we asked three writers to create their own little worlds — with a few caveats. Each story is 300 words or less, and starts with the same opening line.
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“The Club Became Like a Home” — Reflections on Orlando
Bloggers speak out about the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, in June 2016.
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Here, There, Everywhere: Hanny Kusumawati on Travel, Writing, and Indonesia
Indonesian blogger Hanny Kusumawati muses on travel, writing, and photography.
