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Longform.org: Long, beautiful stories online

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Express-News Reporter Brian Chasnoff found a unique discovery: A collection of compelling, long-form stories on the Web:

Two generous souls have started a website (goodnight forever “Web site”) that fills a hole in my life. As Slate’s Jack Shafer explains, the duo — Max Linsky and Aaron Lammer — recently began compiling gems of long-form journalism in one place: longform.org.

At a time when we’re constantly being told stories need to be short for the Web, it’s nice to see there’s an audience of readers who actually want to read.

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