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‘He Is the Prince, but I Am the King’
Jessica Camille Aguirre | The Atavist Magazine |February 2024 | 1,664 words (6 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 148, “Watch It Burn.” 1. A good scammer sees opportunity everywhere, including...
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‘Stay Away From Him. He’s Dangerous.’
Hallie Lieberman | The Atavist Magazine | March 2024 | 1,897 words (7 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 149, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” In May 1991, Michael Jordan visited Atlanta,...
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The Most Infamous Cop in New Orleans History
Brian Fairbanks | The Atavist Magazine | April 2024 | 1,395 words (5 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 150, “The Last Shall Be First.” A few weeks before Hurricane Katrina devastated New...
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A Vigilante Murder in Grand Marais
John Rosengren | The Atavist Magazine | May 2024 | 2,107 words (8 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 151, “Anatomy of a Murder.” Grand Marais is a quiet outpost on Lake Superior’s North Shore,...
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Finding Worth Among the Echoes
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How to Run 314 Miles After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Maggie Gigandet | The Atavist Magazine | June 2024 | 1,712 words (6 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 152, “The Extra Mile.” One hundred and twenty runners stood in a clearing overlooking the...
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Love Wins
Kelsey Rexroat | The Atavist Magazine | August 2024 | 2,291 words (8 minutes)This is an excerpt from issue no. 154, “Love, Interrupted.”Ashwini Naidu knew when her car was going over the Golden Gate...
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Manhattan Burning
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Remembered Coast
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The Lessons of Lore
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