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Who Are You Close To? | Hazlitt I worried I had broken the chatbot by trauma-dumping, and no one, human or machine, had the capacity to console me completely.

New fiction from @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social: hazlitt.net/longreads/wh...

The East is Red | Hazlitt If he took a shortcut, if he made the creative process any easier for himself, the magic would be lost.

New fiction on the site today by Lynne Kutsukake: hazlitt.net/longreads/ea...

To talk to Naomi, an extremely lucky event:

How to Get Undead in Advertising: An Interview with Aurora Stewart de Peña | Hazlitt The author of Julius Julius on ad agency ghosts, shaming PSAs, and sexual harassment post-#MeToo

An interview with @aurorasdp.bsky.social about her new novel, Julius Julius, by @naomisk.bsky.social hazlitt.net/feature/how-...

In the Mist | Hazlitt Notes on cruising.

Notes on cruising, by Rider Alsop: hazlitt.net/longreads/mist

Duke Alvarez: American Mummy Outlaw; or, The Undead Years of Phillipe LaFontaine | Hazlitt The manner of my demise is of little interest, besides serving as our jumping off point.

New fiction from Johnathan Fahey: hazlitt.net/longreads/du...

Playing Records For Lovers: An Interview with Pete Crighton | Hazlitt The author of The Vinyl Diaries on coming of age during the AIDS pandemic, midlife crises, and the music his younger partners recommend.

Pete Crighton speaks with Nicole Pasulka about his new book, The Vinyl Diaries: hazlitt.net/feature/play...

Rollie Pemberton of @hazlitt.bsky.social is awarded Silver in the Best Column category for "Mind in Bloom" at #DPA25

Frequency Illusion | Hazlitt Love was not a drink, and my pursuit of it did not fit perfectly into the rubric of addiction, but it had taken me.

We have an excerpt from The Dry Season by @melissafebos.bsky.social up on the site today: hazlitt.net/feature/freq...

Party in Hell | Hazlitt Unlike the many high profile hip-hop figures who have fallen from grace due to their misdeeds in recent years, Playboi Carti's misconduct shows no signs of slowing down his ascent.

In his latest Mind in Bloom column, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social writes about Playboi Carti: hazlitt.net/feature/part...

The Islander | Hazlitt The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

Debut novel excerpt alert: @hazlitt.bsky.social has an excerpt from Yiming Ma's These Memories Do Not Belong to Us. Read it here: hazlitt.net/longreads/is...

Wow, what an honour! Couldn't be happier to be nominated for a Digital Publishing Award for my @hazlitt.bsky.social column

🌸 Mind in Bloom

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Finalist – Best Column at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congrats to Rollie Pemberton and Hazlitt!

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🔊 What Does a Mother Sound Like?

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Finalist for Best Personal Essay at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congrats to @gloriaalamrew.bsky.social and Geffen Semach!

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🧠 The Hideaway

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Finalist for Best Science & Technology Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congrats to @mmcavanagh.bsky.social and @ameliaschonbek.bsky.social

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The Islander | Hazlitt The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

Read an excerpt from Yiming Ma's forthcoming novel, These Memories Do Not Belong To Us: hazlitt.net/longreads/is...

The Truth Alongside the Triumphs: An Interview with Mayukh Sen | Hazlitt The author discusses his new book on Merle Oberon, the Golden Age of Hollywood starlet whose South Asian heritage was hidden from the industry.

An interview with Mayukh Sen about his new book, Love, Queenie: hazlitt.net/feature/trut...

📣Finalist – Personal Journalism
“Six Miles from the Mouth of the River”

Who are land acknowledgements for? @kellyboutsalis.bsky.social explores for @hazlitt.bsky.social

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MY INCREDIBLE FRIEND JUST RELEASED ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ. read this article, then read her book!!!! @hazlitt.bsky.social @chantalbraganza.bsky.social

The Spirit Bride | Hazlitt I had a kind of premonition, even before a word was said, that things were about to shift.

New fiction from Erica X Eisen, with a beautiful illustration by Holly Warburton: hazlitt.net/longreads/sp...

Chantal Braganza’s debut essay collection examines stories we tell about where we come from Story of Your Mother satisfies boundless appetite for motherhood narratives, like Miranda July and Leslie Jamison

Read about Hazlitt columnist @chantalbraganza.bsky.social's new book, Story of Your Mother, in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a...

A Rage to Live | Hazlitt That so much night could exist within a city entranced me.

New fiction from Leon Craig:

“Unlike me, the parents aren’t lost in speculation. Their thoughts are crowded out by needs.” Congrats to Allison on publishing this honest, searching piece.

So Much Grows | Hazlitt Desire and decision may not line up. Or indecision ends up being its own decision.

"Desire and decision may not line up. Or indecision ends up being its own decision." So Much Grows, by Allison LaSorda hazlitt.net/longreads/so...

The Lie of the Rules-Based Order: An Interview with Omar El Akkad | Hazlitt The author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This on euphemistic violence, Western hypocrisy, and personal complicity.

Nour Abi-Nakhoul interviews Omar El Akkad about his new book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: hazlitt.net/feature/lie-...

The Three Lives of Malvina Schwartz | Hazlitt Butches, Femmes, and Mobsters: Inside the world of America's early drag superstars.

My work is people centered. I love exploring our queer ancestors and bringing their surprising and complex lives to light - for example, I explored the oral history of Malvina Schwartz, one of the top drag kings (and strippers!) of 20th C NYC, for @hazlitt.bsky.social hazlitt.net/longreads/th...

The Year in Broth | Hazlitt My memories of these meals carried me, unwaveringly, from month to wretched month—attempting to re-conjure them gave me something to do at my most desperate.

Maybe the best part is subjecting them to my favorite personal essays. Tomorrow we're reading "The Year in Broth" by Bryan Washington over at @hazlitt.bsky.social . If you haven't read it, you're in for a treat.

hazlitt.net/feature/year...

The Hideaway | Hazlitt In an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany, Ben Green prepares for the end of the world

"At the Collapse Lab, Ben gathered like-minded people who believed that climate collapse wasn’t just imminent, it was happening now.... I was curious. Collapse-curious, I joked to my friends..." The Hideaway by @mmcavanagh.bsky.social for @hazlitt.bsky.social.

The Hideaway & Freedom A man prepares for the end of the world in an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany. Also, a Syrian journalist records a journey through repression.

Featured #longreads today are from @mmcavanagh.bsky.social (in @hazlitt.bsky.social) and The Ringer today. See the rest of today's #longform selection on the website, and subscribe to get them in your inbox daily.

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