#5SmartReads - September 23, 2021

Marisa on 9/11, Little Women, and Depression Glass

Today’s regular contributor is Marisa! Follow her to see what life is like in Kansas City, and see the question below to learn more about Marisa’s name.

Q: Name pronunciation + any back story?
A: I have no idea why my parents chose my first name, but my middle name, Isabeau, is from Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1985 movie "Ladyhawke." This is particularly funny because I have three sisters and all three have old-fashioned, Biblical names - I'm the only one whose name was randomly plucked from a film!

What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind (The Atlantic)

I like so many of us spent a fair amount of time earlier this month reflecting on 9/11 and what it means to us - as a country, but also as individuals whose lives were forever changed. I really loved this deep dive from @theatlantic staff writer Jennifer Senior, who spends months revisiting the past with the family of one of the 9/11 victims (who also happens to have been her brother's college roommate). This is a really interesting me…