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Inside Man

Gary Settle has helped dozens of federal prisoners get compassionate release. Will it ever be his turn to go home?

Editors’ Picks

Lady Vols Country

Jessica Wilkerson | Oxford American | June 6, 2023 | 3,644 words

“It occurred to me that the winner’s podium was a pretty good place from which to conduct a women’s movement.”

What Happened to Heather Mayer?

Andy Mannix | The Star Tribune | June 2, 2023 | 10,330 words

“Police ruled Heather Mayer’s death a suicide. Her mother set out to prove them wrong and uncovered an escalating tale of violence.”

Cat-astrophe

Carrie Arnold | Noēma | June 6, 2023 | 3,186 words

“Outdoor cats are considered one of the worst invasive species by ecologists. And humans are bitterly torn over how to respond.”

Tethered Together

Nathan Munn | Maisonneuve | January 26, 2021 | 5,006 words

“How far would you go for your friends? On a canoe trip along the Ottawa River, Nathan Munn dives deep for the answers.”

My Benihana, Myself

Jaya Saxena | Eater | June 6, 2023 | 3,686 words

“What learning to flip shrimp tails and build onion volcanoes taught me about the gift of performance, and its emotional toll.”

Hitting Zero

Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail | June 2, 2023, | 3,231 words

“There are places for all kinds of bodies in cheer – small flyers, lithe tumblers, powerful bases – virtually anyone can find a place.”

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Essays and Features

Cocooning

“Every testimony, every coming-out story, attempts a transformation of life. But narration is not life itself, exactly, or its transformation; it is a cocooning.”

Girl Genius

She will grow up and leave me and yet never leave me; she will be mine forever, a being I shaped.

The Buddy System

There is nothing quite like it. Surfing is a way of being connected to a deeper deep, an older old.

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Reading Lists

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Our year-end collection

All the top #longreads of 2022, selected by our editors, featured authors, and readers.