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Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lauren Markham: “Becoming lost within my profession helped me find my way back again.”

By Lauren Markham | July 26, 2024

Imaginary Homelands: Lauren Markham Returns to Ancestral Landscapes for the Very First Time

Imaginary Homelands: Lauren Markham Returns to Ancestral Landscapes for the Very First Time

“My ancestors had left Greece; now, a hundred years later, millions were desperate to get here.”

By Lauren Markham | February 13, 2024

For the Love of Mail: Letter Writing <br>in a Pandemic

For the Love of Mail: Letter Writing
in a Pandemic

Lauren Markham on the Daily Magic of the US Postal System

By Lauren Markham | September 4, 2020

The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed

The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed

Lauren Markham on Solitude, Snow, and Finding Reasons to Write

By Lauren Markham | April 6, 2020

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

Lauren Markham on Two Very Different Stories of Manifest Destiny

By Lauren Markham | June 10, 2019

Life in a Prison Turned Hostel

Life in a Prison Turned Hostel

Memories of Terror and Oppression in Ljubljana

By Lauren Markham | August 3, 2015

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