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Favorite Essays I Read in the Past Two Weeks:

• Body memory
• You can’t unsubscribe from grief
• Why sometimes it’s critical to look back
• I gave birth at 45. It was a miracle that almost cost me everything.
• You will bear this pain long after you’re gone
• Out of the shadow of mountain
• How a music adaptation of Tolstoy helped us get through the pandemic

Favorite Short Story I Read in the Past Two Weeks:

• The current

Favorite Sentence I Read in the Past Two Weeks:

“I feel successful when I have gap in my day to read a novel, slowly.” Emma Gannon, A year of change

Favorite Paragraph I Read in the Past Two Weeks:

“A question is more than just a way to fill silence. It is the recognition that every person is infinite, that even your closest loved ones are never fully knowable. Questions are the clothes of curiosity and smoke signals for empathy. A good question is our humble response to the impossible mystery of another human being.” Suleika Jaouad, An Ode to the humble question

Etcetera

• Best short story collections of 2023
• 100 notable books for 2023
• My book saved someone’s life
• 15 famous authors who were published after 40
• 5 things I’ve learned about “success” in 2023
• What happens to a school shooter’s sister?
• Climate change just ruined a Taylor Swift concert in Brazil
• Thank your friends

Did you know?

These lovely animals are endemic in Ethiopia.