Rick James Meets Fay Wray in Heaven (A Very Short Play)
America lost two great artists this week, musician Rick James and actress Fay Wray. Let’s sit in on their introduction at the pearly gates.
Stories
A collection of 168 issues
Since She Died
When a friend dies, your memories can absorb your every waking moment. And also your dreams. SARAH HEPOLA lives through the pain, the joy of remembrance, and the responsibility of both. Here is her story of love and loss.
Natural Selection
With no prospects for a girlfriend and his level of physical fitness plummeting, Matt Evans reads Darwin in hope of personal evolution, and then embarks upon a journey of cardiovascular and self-improvement. With unexpected results.
If on a summer's vacation...
Now past the halfway-mark for summer, we’ve all either taken our summer vacations or we’re still planning where to go. For those of us who fall into the latter camp, beware your choices. THE WRITERS remember ways summer vacations have gone so horribly wrong.
Weddingchanneled
Planning a wedding is a detailed job: narrowing down the wedding party, choosing flowers, and deciding between the white food processor and the chrome one. Our writer discovers the business of wedding registries, and learns how to make it work for her.
My Sister Moses
Family BBQs can be great summer fun, until someone finds a dead body under the back porch. Then it’s time to bust out the cedar chips. A story of lawn maintenance, abusive parenting, and hot Marines.
The Last Queen Fan in America
The names Freddie, Roger, Brian, and John may not mean much to many ’80s music fans, but to one writer they were the best of the decade: Queen, ever the champions.
Sentences of Discontent
Someone has to write the next Da Vinci Code, why shouldn’t it be you? To kick-start the writing process, Tobias Seamon brings us a batch of great first lines guaranteed to get your blockbuster off to a best-selling start.
The LiveJournal of Zachary Marsh
An awfully different young man graduates from high school and quickly learns more than he bargained about snack foods, ducks, and a secret family history.
What's the Frequency, Musad?
When ruling parties win with 99.8 percent of the vote, Middle East-style elections can be confusing for Westerners.