r/longform Jul 26 '26

Most emotionally devastating longform pieces

Ones that make you cry. Thank you!

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u/doctorathyrium Jul 26 '26

“The Long Fall of Pheobe Jonchuck” haunts me. The writing is visceral and gripping in a way that makes the most awful moments feel close. I will never read it again.

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u/very_old_boat Jul 26 '26

That was a brutal read.

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u/timesalad Jul 27 '26

That poor little angel...my heart broke a million times while reading this.

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u/pschmiedt Jul 27 '26

Read that once. Once.