Jeanie Riess

About

Jeanie Riess is a writer from New Orleans. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the New York Times Magazine.

Articles

Issue 98, Fall 2017

Removal

In New Orleans, where I grew up, less luminous sides of history can be hard to see clearly through all of the chaos and celebration.

By Jeanie Riess

Issue 116, Spring 2022

Erosion

For people in Louisiana, it's the opposite: you can know that something is real and not believe in it.

By Jeanie Riess

Issue 108, Spring 2020

Nothing Stays the Same

By Jeanie Riess