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Best of Longform.org 2013

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Updated Sep 15, 20268 essays
After Newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet
After Newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet0.0

After the shooting and the politics, the Barden family suffers all that’s been lost since the day their son died.

The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island (Published 2013)
The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island (Published 2013)0.0

More than a thousand refugees have died trying to reach Christmas Island. But faced with unbearable conditions at home, they keep coming.

Thanksgiving in Mongolia
Thanksgiving in Mongolia0.0

Ariel Levy writes about her pregnancy, her journey to Mongolia, and a personal tragedy.

Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life
Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life0.0

There are more than 22,000 homeless children in New York, the highest number since the Great Depression. This is one of their stories.

Jahar’s World
Jahar’s World0.0

He was a charming kid with a bright future. But no one saw the pain he was hiding or the monster he would become.

19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire
19: The True Story of the Yarnell Hill Fire0.0

Through interviews with family, colleagues, and the lone survivor, a former hotshot pieces together their final hours—and the fatal choices that will haunt firefighting forever.

America still has a heartland, it’s just an artificial one
America still has a heartland, it’s just an artificial one0.0

The cosy coastal world of pretend farmers’ markets bears no resemblance to the actual back end of America

Blood Spore
Blood Spore0.0

Of murder and mushrooms