Narratively Out Loud

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February 20, 2020 The 19th-Century Nurse Who Was Secretly a Serial Killer
“Jolly Jane” Toppan overcame a miserable Dickensian childhood to become a medical professional patients adored. She was also slowly murdering them one by one.

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15 min
February 17, 2020 All Hail Yo-Yo, 4-Year-Old Mayor of the Cancer Ward Clowns
My mission as a hospital clown was bringing laughter to life’s darkest moments. One little kid in chemo taught me what the job was really all about.

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18 min
February 13, 2020 The Donkey Farmer’s Magical Matchmaking Book
In the era of online dating, one septuagenarian Irishman clings tight to a method passed down through the generations—and thousands of happy couples are luckier for it.

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17 min
February 10, 2020 How to Transition When Your Models of Masculinity Are Macho Biker Dudes
By night I was a queer butch artist. By day I worked with guys who were handy with a hammer and quick with a gay joke. Both worlds taught me about being a man.

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18 min
February 06, 2020 This Millennial’s Alter Ego is a Forgotten Female Surgeon From WWI
Most war reenactors are older men, but 27-year-old Lillian Fehler stands out for designing uniforms that are historically accurate down to the tiniest details.

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11 min
February 03, 2020 What I Learned About Life at a Company That Deals in Dead Bodies
My thankless, bizarre job made me feel like I’d be more valued if I just died at my desk and gifted them my corpse.

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16 min
January 30, 2020 The Greatest Political Sh*tshow That Ever Was
Bribery! Impeachment! Drug smuggling! Gambling! Judges getting drunk in the chambers! The Florida Supreme Court scandals of the 1970s make today’s political circus look tame by comparison.

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35 min
January 27, 2020 I Was Taught to Hate My Lesbian Neighbors. They Took Me In Anyway.
The summer my parents’ marriage was falling apart, my best friend’s two moms saved me—even though my dad said they were going to Hell.

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13 min
January 23, 2020 The Unsung Black Musician Who Changed Country Music
From the moment DeFord Bailey stepped onto a stage in Nashville, country music would never be the same. It was decades after his death before he finally got his due.

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21 min
January 20, 2020 How Stripping in Gay Bars Brought Me Back to God
When I came out, I rejected the church before it could reject me. But an unlikely friendship formed over cash-stuffed briefs showed me a new way to have faith.

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24 min