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Diving Deep to Learn From My Ancestors
One writer’s epic journey of self-discovery starts with conquering a simple fear: learning how to swim.
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Kerra Bolton
The Magic of a Mass Dip in the Nip
Weeks after her mastectomy, a cancer survivor organized a group skinny-dip that has set a world record, raised a million euros and become a cathartic…
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Dena Levitz
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Why Every Writer Should Be Applying to Grants, Fellowships and Residencies
Because you deserve to have the time, space and funding to work on the projects that truly matter to you!
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Brendan Spiegel
🔥 NEW STORY🔥: The Secret Lives of a Military Spy Turned Corporate Spook
Haters wrote her off as a wannabe Lara Croft who wouldn’t get far in the sexist, hyper-masculine world of international espionage. Shawnee Delaney…
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Amy Bond
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Swimming My Way Through the Pools of Paris
In an effort to understand a recent breakup, French writer Colombe Schneck finds an unfamiliar freedom in water and learns to finally let go: of…
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Colombe Schneck
‘Based On a True Story’: 4 Narratively Pieces That Were Born to Star In Hollywood
3,000 stories since our inception, our founder has learned a thing or 20 about what makes a true tale irresistible to the Hollywood gods. Here are a few…
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Noah Rosenberg
Our House Will Flood Again. And Again. Here’s Why We Refuse to Leave.
After Jared Bilski’s home took on four feet of water in a hurricane, he and his wife decided to rebuild—despite the threat of more extreme weather…
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Jared Bilski
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Last Call! The Longform Feature: Reporting Big Stories That Demand Attention
Want to learn how to write big, exciting stories that get published and enthrall readers?
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Brendan Spiegel
A Man’s Quest to Be “At One” With a Tiger
In 2012, David Villalobos dove into the Siberian tiger pit at the Bronx Zoo. The author retraces Villalobos’s steps in an attempt to understand the…
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Steven Church

August 2024

The August Edit: 5 Great Stories to Read Before the Summer Ends
From a story about a pianist who chose the streets over fame, to a comic about one young woman's debut into the New York art scene to a piece explaining…
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Narratively
The TikTok Poet Bringing Untold Black History to the Masses
Nick Courmon is sharing forgotten Black history in a very modern way.
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Julianna Bjorksten
The Inexplicable, Incomparable Bond Between Two Sisters
Here, the author details magical childhood memories of growing up with her sibling, their inevitable fracture and the beautiful way in which they…
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Kyla Buckingham
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