Feature Reporting & Writing

John McPhee on Characters, Structure, Titles, and Facing the ‘Low Dread’ of Writing

Michelle Nijhuis

Ask TON: Dumb Questions

TON Editors

Amy Harmon Follows a Young Autistic Man into the World

David Dobbs

Naming the Dog: The Art of Narrative Structure

Christie Aschwanden

Susan Dominus Delves into the Lives and Minds of a Remarkable Pair of Conjoined Twins

Siri Carpenter

Meredith Wadman Probes the Aftermath of a Shooting

Jeanne Erdmann

Steve Silberman Finds the Placebo Effect Is … Pretty Sweet

Siri Carpenter

Hillary Rosner Makes Readers Care about Saving an Unassuming Endangered Fish

Roberta Kwok

Brendan Borrell Jets to Bolivia for a Hot Story on Chili Peppers

Jeanne Erdmann

David Dobbs Examines a Provocative New Theory of How Genes Shape Behavior

Siri Carpenter