Sol Villarreal

Writings and such.

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The Direct Tui

A story about a cargo freighter, a 24-year-old, and an ocean.

Sol Villarreal8 min read

What’s next for me

I’ve spent the last seven months doing a lot — traveling a ton, finishing the full catalog of improv classes at Unexpected Productions…

Sol Villarreal5 min read

What #YesAllWomen means to me as a man

Like many men, I initially saw the shootings at UCSB last week as just another in a long string of incidents of gun violence perpetrated by…

Sol Villarreal5 min read

Lessons from self-publishing my first book

As some of you may have noticed, I published a book last month—it’s called Thirty-Three: My Jesus Year in Blog Posts, and it’s available in…

Sol Villarreal9 min read

Recommended by Sol Villarreal

Choice

When I got the call that could have ended our business, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and considered a rush of reactions, from…

Martina Welke4 min read

What The Longform Backlash Is All About

Taking the best of the magazine craft online. And leaving the rest on paper.

Ben Smith7 min read

We Still Believe In Music.

Set aside the cynicism and give a damn about the bands you know you still love.

annie lin3 min read