Jennifer Senior

Staff writer at the Atlantic and author of “On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory”, which won the 2022 Pulitzer-Prize in feature writing when it was originally published in the Atlantic, under the name “Twenty Years Gone.”

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Over 20 years ago, the McIlvaine family lost their son in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

The long reach of grief: How one death on 9/11 reverberates today

Over 20 years ago, the McIlvaine family lost their son in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

from Life Examined

Social circles tend to dramatically shrink after our mid 20s, but we actually need our friends more when we get older, says Atlantic staff writer Jennifer Senior.

Why society undervalues adult friendships — and that needs to change

Social circles tend to dramatically shrink after our mid 20s, but we actually need our friends more when we get older, says Atlantic staff writer Jennifer Senior.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Press Play speaks to Jennifer Senior about her moving story that profiles family members of Bobby McIlvaine, who was 26 years old when he died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.

This family lost their 26-year-old son on 9/11. Here’s how they processed grief differently

Press Play speaks to Jennifer Senior about her moving story that profiles family members of Bobby McIlvaine, who was 26 years old when he died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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