Our Most Popular Essays of 2025
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Essay
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Literary magazine
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Our most popular essays of 2025 are linked below—but first, a special holiday offer:
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OUR TOP ESSAYS OF 2025
Here are the most popular pieces we published online this year. Send a link to one of these (or another of your favorites) to a friend or family member!
We’d love to hear which Wayfare pieces resonated most with you this year—whether they made the top 12 or not!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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