The Longform Guide to Dying
A Matter of Life and Death
After being diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer at age 43, Williams resolves to make the most of her “bonus time” with her young children between visits to specialists.
Marjorie Williams Vanity Fair Oct 2005 45min
Feet In Smoke
The weeks following a near-death experience.
John Jeremiah Sullivan Oxford American Jan 1999 15min
Amid Ill and Dying Inmates, a Search for Redemption
On terminal inmates and those trying to save them.
Kurt Streeter Los Angeles Times Nov 2011 10min
Are You Sure You Want To Quit The World?
On identifying the man who encouraged strangers to kill themselves over the Internet.
Nadya Labi GQ Oct 2010 25min
The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death
A step-by-step account.
Peter Stark Outside Jan 1997 15min
The Resurrection of Wonder Woman
On a mother’s decision to donate her daughter’s organs.
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