Origins: Three Nudist Sisters

How I discovered, wrote, and sold a strikingly distinctive magazine article to The Atlantic

Jack El-Hai
7 min readDec 7, 2022

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Denise, Juliette, and Nanette (photo courtesy of Juliette)

In 2018, I published an article in The Atlantic about three middle-aged sisters, long estranged from one another, who reunited and grew close by becoming neighbors in a nudist camp. The article drew much attention and felt satisfying to write.

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Jack El-Hai

Books: The Lost Brothers (2019), The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (2013), & The Lobotomist (2005). Covers history, medicine, science, and more. jack@el-hai.com