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Longreads @longreads.com · 1d
"A nation, like a body, can be marked before it recognizes the wound."

For @atavist.com, Masha Hamilton looks for America on Interstate 95. Read an excerpt from our sister magazine's new story: longreads.com/2025/10/07/a...
"Are We Breaking Apart, Or Is There Enough Left to Bind Us?" - Longreads
Conversations and revelations about an ailing nation along Interstate 95.
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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · 8d
"We’re traveling nearly 2,000 miles on I-95 from Miami to Maine, and pausing at virtually every rest stop. Our project is simple and vast at once: to ask fellow travelers where they’re headed, and where they think America is going too."

New from @atavist.com.

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I’ve Gone to Look for America - The Atavist Magazine
Conversations and revelations about an ailing nation along Interstate 95.
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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · Sep 5
For the @atavist.com Robert Weintraub came by to talk about "American Hindenburg." Great talk!
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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · Sep 2
@cassidyrandall.bsky.social stopped by Pitch Club HQ to talk about her @atavist.com pitch for her story "Alone at the Edge of the World," a story was anthologized in Year's Best Sports Writing 2023.

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How to Wrangle the Idea with Cassidy Randall
Cassidy Randall takes us to her Atavist Magazine pitch that earned her a nod in Year's Best Sports Writing 2023.
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Nick Ashdown @nickashdown.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thrilling read. @atavist.com
American Hindenburg
In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.
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Longreads @longreads.com · Sep 4
"Dirigibles promised the Navy omniscience, dispelling the fog of war with blasts of helium fuel."

Read the introduction of the @atavist.com's fascinating new story by Robert Weintraub, about the crash of a Navy airship: longreads.com/2025/09/04/z...
The Worst Air Disaster You've Never Heard Of - Longreads
"In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron."
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · Sep 2
The worst air disaster you've never heard of.

Issue no. 166, American Hindenburg

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American Hindenburg
In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · Aug 6
Reading this now and it’s fantastic.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · Jul 31
He made his name in Chicago investigating racial violence, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.

Issue no. 165 is here!

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The Talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating race riots, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · Aug 8
Like a real-life Gatsby, this piece details how America’s first Black private detective, Sheridan Bruseaux, achieved greatness while hiding behind elaborate fictions, ultimately leaving a legacy as complex and conflicted as the times he lived in.

By Matthew Wolfe in @atavist.com

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The Talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating race riots, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 5
"He had become wealthy and famous by unearthing other people’s secrets, but the man known as Sheridan Bruseaux was keeping a few of his own."

An excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, by Matthew Wolfe: longreads.com/2025/08/05/b...
The Mostly True Story of America's First Black Private Investigator - Longreads
He made his name in Chicago investigating racial violence, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · Aug 3
The remarkable story of America’s first Black private eye magazine.atavist.com/2025/the-tal...
The Talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating race riots, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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Katya Cengel @katyacengel.bsky.social · Aug 3
A man almost lost to history as fabulous and fabulously flawed as the best of them. Great storytelling by Matthew Wolfe for @atavist.com magazine.atavist.com/2025/the-tal...
The Talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating race riots, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · Jul 31
He made his name in Chicago investigating racial violence, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.

Issue no. 165 is here!

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The Talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating race riots, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own.
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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · Jul 21
Here's the @atavist.com piece. It's an incredible read. All credit to the reporter, Dave Simpson, who covered the hell out of this story. And is still following it!

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Not Fuzz - The Atavist Magazine
They were partners in fighting crime. The only problem: Neither was a cop. But when one friend turned on the other, things got real.
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Katya Cengel @katyacengel.bsky.social · Jul 11
Another great @atavist.com read with equally stunning art magazine.atavist.com/confessions-...
A Hit Man Sheds Light on a Notorious Louisiana Cold Case
A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then Larry Thompson started talking about a different case altogether.
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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · Jul 9
A good resource for freelancers. @atavist.com isn't on the list (yet?) but for reference, we pay at minimum $6,000 per story, plus royalties based on traffic.

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Here's what 300+ publications pay freelancers
The good, the bad, and the ugly
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American Illustration @amillus.bsky.social · Jul 8
American Illustration 43 Winner MATT ROTA @matt.rota
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A journalist goes missing in Libya, his daughter is left to find out what hapend.

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Longreads @longreads.com · Jul 8
Larry Thompson's most famous murder inspired two books and a movie. Was he also responsible for a crime that's haunted Louisiana for nearly 50 years?

Read an excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, "Conversations with a Hit Man," by David Howard: longreads.com/2025/07/08/h...
When the Hit Man Starts Talking - Longreads
"A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then they started talking about a different case altogether."
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Long Lead @longlead.com · Jul 8
To learn more about David Wolman's coverage of the Egyptian revolution, read "The Instigators" on @atavist.com.
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The Instigators - The Atavist Magazine
Award-winning journalist David Wolman retraces the forces behind the Egyptian revolution.
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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · Jul 1
It's Issue 2 of Pitch Club! This features @atavist.com writer Rhana Natour and her pitch for her story "Coming to America," which won the National Magazine Award for profile writing.

Each Pitch Club features a writer audio annotating their winning pitch. Read a little. Listen a little. Learn a lot!
Rhana Natour says Each Story Is Its Own Storm
Rhana Natour takes us inside her pitch for her National Magazine Award-winning Atavist story "Coming to America."
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · Jun 30
Issue no. 164: Conversations With a Hit Man

His most famous murder—the slaying of a wife and mother at the behest of her husband—inspired two books and a movie. Was Larry Thompson also responsible for a killing that's haunted Louisiana for nearly 50 years?

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A Hit Man Sheds Light on a Notorious Louisiana Cold Case
A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then Larry Thompson started talking about a different case altogether.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · Jun 2
Lena Rowat skied 1,600 grueling miles across the Coast Range to quiet her demons. But she didn’t begin to silence them until tragedy struck. Atavist no. 163, by @cassidyrandall.bsky.social, is here. magazine.atavist.com/the-longest-...
She Completed an Audacious 1,600-Mile Ski Journey. Then Tragedy Struck.
Lena Rowat embarked on what many considered an impossible expedition across the Coast Range mountains to quiet her demons. But she only began to silence them once she lost the love of her young life.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · May 23
Thanks to @texasobserver.org and the judges of the Molly Award for this honor!
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · May 20
Winner: Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed for "Coming to America," published in @atavist.com.

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A Teenager Lost Her Legs in Gaza. To Walk Again, She Had to Travel 6,000 Miles.
The story of Layan Albaz, one of thousands of Palestinian children who have lost limbs in Israeli air strikes—and one of the very few evacuated to the U.S. for medical care.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · May 20
Thrilled that we've won the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize. (In their words, "this annual contest celebrates the best in impactful, accountability reporting and narrative storytelling.") Congrats to Rhana and Eman!
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · May 20
Winner: Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed for "Coming to America," published in @atavist.com.

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A Teenager Lost Her Legs in Gaza. To Walk Again, She Had to Travel 6,000 Miles.
The story of Layan Albaz, one of thousands of Palestinian children who have lost limbs in Israeli air strikes—and one of the very few evacuated to the U.S. for medical care.
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The Atavist Magazine @atavist.com · May 8
Thrilling news: Our story "Coming to America" has been shortlisted for the Refugee Reporting Award. Congrats to writer Rhana Natour and photographer Eman Mohammed—and all the other shortlisted journalists!
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One World Media @oneworldmedia.bsky.social · May 8
📢 The 2025 #OWMAwards shortlist is out!

From 559 entries across 100+ countries, our judges have picked just 3 finalists in each of 13 categories — showcasing bold, impactful storytelling from and about the global south.

🌍 Explore the stories 👉🏽 oneworldmedia.org.uk/awards/short...

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