Road Trip and Dementia

Road Trip At The Borderland

Aube Rey Lescure | Longreads | 29th October 2026

Wry account of a family leaf peeping excursion along the Chinese side of the North Korean border. The writer's father has become obsessed with the idea of a "fall foliage" road trip thanks to Douyin, the Chinese TikTok. He can barely drive and recently had major surgery. His 81-year-old mother comes too, but won't wear a seatbelt or stop looking at her phone. “Look at what? I’ve seen enough leaves” (5,500 words)

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Should A Diagnosis Reshape The Past?

Angela Chen | Chengela | 28th October 2026

Memoir that explores whether old memories should be reinterpreted in light of new information. A dementia diagnosis for the narrator's mother pushes her into a counterfactual spiral, especially since symptoms and personality changes can begin decades before the disease is detected. "Disease or disposition? I could go in circles forever, and still I’d never know." And ultimately, does it matter? (3,800 words)

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