A Final Infidelity
In the end, there is just me: a twenty-nine year old Minnesota Man careening along the interstate, heading back east to Saint Paul on a humid August Friday...
Forty Years of Phoebe
If I begin by saying that Phoebe changed my life, will I lose all credibility? I intend no hyperbole; Phoebe exposed me to a multiplicity of writers and writing...
Third Molars
They emerged in the spring: three little newborn pockets of wisdom that did not settle into place until June. In the time between they rose to the height of...
Ohio
1. Go into bathroom 2. Lights on 3. Shut door 4. Lock door 5. Tie back hair 6. Take off glasses, if wearing 7. Take off shirt 8. Take off rings on right...
Everyday Experiences
The linocuts featured here draw inspiration from indulgent holiday party spreads, seasonal rituals, and visits to regional tourist meccas. Each print...
Straight Up
We’ll never sit down and talk. Chances are that the trajectory of our lives will push our paths further apart, not cause them to intersect. You will never...
Thoughts About Memoirs
Critic Lorrie Moore recently explored the role of the memoir in today's publishing world, asking some old, potent questions...The piece produced some strong reactions among our...
Nature Nurture
On the red brick walkway outside our front door, I look up and see that the mist, so ethereal an hour ago, is rapidly vanishing. The sun, a bright white...
IMATAYM
...we just talk directly at the thing– like your
body is a temple, but it’s squishy & I love
to put my face in it. The man who
invented...