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Writers

Monica Hesse

Best Article Crime

Love and Fire

Serial arson in rural Virginia: a love story.

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Previously: The Longorm Guide to Fire.

Monica Hesse Washington Post Apr 2014 30min Permalink

Politics

Tim Kaine Is Back at His Old Senate job. It’s Never Seemed More Important.

“Sometimes I wake up and think this isn’t happening.”

Monica Hesse Washington Post Apr 2017 10min Permalink

Business

Mattress Day

The travails of mattress salesmen on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Monica Hesse Washington Post May 2015 10min Permalink

The Long Drive to End a Pregnancy

One woman’s 407 mile journey to have an abortion.

Monica Hesse Washington Post May 2015 Permalink

Religion

Deeply Conservative Oklahoma Adjusts to Sudden Arrival of Same-Sex Marriage

Tracy and Kathryn plan their wedding.

Monica Hesse Washington Post Jan 2015 15min Permalink

When No Gender Fits: A Quest to Be Seen as Just a Person

“Kelsey’s gender identity is ‘non-binary.’ Or, ‘agender.’ It’s what Kelsey feels comfortable with, even though the world keeps insisting, in a million little ways, that Kelsey has to choose.”

Monica Hesse Washington Post Sep 2014 20min Permalink

Tech

The Internet Celeb Who Lives With Mom

A 2009 profile of the guy behind 4chan, Christoper “moot” Poole, his anonymous army of millions, and how it’s all losing him money.

Monica Hesse Washington Post Feb 2009 10min Permalink