on page 97, between sections that detail time Paul and Erin spend in Ohio with “Calvin” and “Maggie” (Jordan Castro and Mallory Whitten), I wrote: Manson Family, in large black letters.
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: “Beach Red Lullaby” (b/w “Second Hour,” 7. single, Planet, 1995)
Driving westbound on the... more
It started that stupid night you convinced me to walk with you over the bridge and along the river. I shouldn't have done that... more
I can take just about anything now.
Like how I returned from Christmas vacation to an inch of melted snow and a gaping hole above... more
I fell in love with Lena Dunham from the first scene of the first episode of her hit TV show, Girls. I connected with... more
I. There’s a message from home—a place we call Pineapple for the two kinds of trees that hide it from the river. It’s a... more
The Atlanta AWP was the first one that... more
It’s the 26th of September 2007. I’m driving from work to pick up my daughter at school. On the radio Melissa Block is telling me... more
Here in the US, it’s often said that the best way to experience the so-called “real” America is to visit... more
The night before you were born, your mother and I watched Knocked Up downstairs in the family room.
1) Technically, everything remains but the stereo, circa 1998, a sound system so old it couldn't play CD's for more than an hour without overheating into unbearable skips...
The Ship: Behind the bar is a small window, and behind the window, a small room. On the left side, stacked within metal... more
It’s a different gator every year, but we talk like it’s the same one.
I remember one robot was called a SENTRY and it guarded the door...
It’s 10:57 Albuquerque time, eight... more
I was twenty-two the year I realized I was scared of everything.
Welcome to Camp Bread Loaf. Put your apron on.
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
Do you know the song “We are... more
Stewart O'Nan,
Author of Emily, Alone, Last Night at the Lobster, and Faithful:... more
America’s Game: It is the place where memory gathers.
– Walt Whitman
1.
My mother, Brooklyn-born and raised,... more
When I was a kid, my dad took me to a Mets game at Shea on my birthday. I remember walking... more
In May of 2003 there appeared, in a small corner of the... more
It is 1:38 pm the day after the event and the best way I can think of to... more
I came to the San Joaquin Valley to see the migratory ducks at California's San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. I found as... more
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If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2017 Nominess
"Women by Chloe Caldwell s a beautiful read/a perfect primer for an explosive lesbian affair/an essential truth." -- Lena Dunham
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