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Narratively is a media platform and production company that celebrates the diversity of humanity through authentic storytelling. Our network of over 3,000 talented journalists and storytellers have experience at the most celebrated outlets on Earth, and they come to Narratively with the passion projects they care about most—having combed our world’s big cities and hidden corners for the characters and narratives that mainstream media aren’t finding—the underdogs and overlooked tales that enlighten us, connect us, and capture our imagination. Each Narratively story is presented in the most appropriate medium, from longform and shortform writing to short documentary films, photo essays, podcasts, comics, TV series and film. At Narratively, every story, and storyteller, is awarded the space and time needed to have an impact, and the result is some of the most engaging content around. Source

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A New Swimsuit Just When I Needed It Most

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By Gina Rich
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Happy 4th of July Weekend! Last week, we shared an emotional and lovely flash essay that came out of the Narratively Academy prompt to tell us about an act of love. (Thank you to everyone’s kind emails! ♥️) We don’t often post more than one essay from these contests, but sometimes there are just a few that really get us — this was one of those times. Head below to read the poignant piece from the runner-up.
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Give Me One Season to Play Here: Tracy Chapman’s Year on the Soccer Field

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By Jonathan Williamson
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We have World Cup fever and the only prescription is…literary stories about soccer! Longtime Narratively contributor Jonathan Williamson, also chief content officer of the soccer-obsessed media company Men in Blazers, brings us this very fun and touching story about a future legend whose speed on the pitch was nothing compared to the voice that floored her teammates on a road trip. The photograph is grainy. A player streaks down the field in an all-white uniform.
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Homeless at ‘Harvard High School’

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By Heather Lewis
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Illustration by Connie Noble When I step into the black box theater, I am a few minutes late. My eyes sweep the room to find my fellow castmates in a haphazard circle on the floor, sprawled across each other in an infinite combination of limbs and denim and hair. They discuss weekend plans of Martha’s Vineyard, the Hamptons and Broadway shows as I find my seat, the final link in our human chain. When asked, I share plans to see a movie. There is no movie.
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A (Very) Unexpected Gift

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By Jennifer Chapman
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We recently held a contest over at our sister site, Narratively Academy, in which we asked you to tell us about an act of love. As always, we were over the moon with all the responses we received — so many, so great! Read below for the winning story — and stay tuned for one more that we really loved next week! Illustration by Cornelia Li/Narratively archive I hated my womb. It miscarried my baby, got infected, then had to be removed. We decided to adopt.
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The Secret Queer Underworld of Georgian London

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By Jake Hall Verified
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Happy Pride Month, readers! June is a time to celebrate the diversity of our queer community around the world — and to acknowledge and uplift the queer people who have always been here throughout history, even if they kept their identities under the radar. Today, Jake Hall has a fascinating new Hidden History story that does just that. A special thank you to our paid subscribers who help us report and publish untold stories like this one.
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When 'Prison Nana' Came Home

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By Ellen Eldridge Verified
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Illustration by Meera Lee Patel | Story edited by Brendan Spiegel I thought my mother-in-law, Gail, would die in prison, denying my kids any real time with their paternal grandmother, and leaving me to have hard conversations with my husband, Russell, about things like the cost of flying a body to Georgia from Florida. Sent away in 2008 at age 65, she’d been sentenced to 20 years and 11 months at a minimum-security federal prison — I figured it may as well have been life.
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This Summer on Narratively: Stories from the Ground Up

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We’re so excited about our latest project: a collection of true, deeply human stories about the moments and memories that unfold in the outdoor spaces we tend, share, and live alongside.
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The Life Lessons of a Muddy Soccer Season

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By Gabrielle Denman
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This story is part of our ongoing series From the Ground Up, a collaboration between Narratively and ScottsMiracle-Gro exploring the lives, memories, and connections rooted in the yards, fields, and green spaces we call home. What separates the ones who rise from those who fall? The vibration in my pocket startles me out of a daze. Patiently, or at least pretending to be, I’ve waited for the results of my fifteen-year-old son’s soccer trials.
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My Father's Five-Acre Field of Dreams

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By Joseph Eastburn
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Photography courtesy of Joseph Eastburn This story is part of our ongoing series From the Ground Up, a collaboration between Narratively and ScottsMiracle-Gro exploring the lives, memories, and connections rooted in the yards, fields, and green spaces we call home. My father and mother met onstage at New York City’s famous Cherry Lane Theatre in 1941.
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Finding Hopefulness in a Majestic English Garden

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By Alison J. Head
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Photos courtesy the author. Collage by Narratively. This story is part of our ongoing series From the Ground Up, a collaboration between Narratively and ScottsMiracle-Gro exploring the lives, memories, and connections rooted in the yards, fields, and green spaces we call home. I dash through the rain, my boots slapping the grass as I head toward the walled garden. It is a dreary morning, but my spirits soar when I see the Elizabethan Tower rising in the near distance.
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