In his late twenties, John Sherman finds a new fondness for cigarettes, despite everything he was ever taught about them.
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Cancer Cons, Phony Accidents and Fake Deaths
After Taryn Wright exposed an elaborate fake tragedy on Facebook, she became an unlikely leader of an online hoax-busting squad.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death
Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction
The Third Life of Richard Miles
Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Reading List
Popular Enough to Live: A Reading List About Crowdfunding Health Care
Sixty-three percent of Americans don’t have money to cover an emergency costing $500 or more. I’m one of them.
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary
How Did HGTV ‘Stars’ Become Celebrities?
Is the rise of HGTV celebrities a window into, or a reprieve from, a “culturally divided America”?
Posted inReading List
Rich Teeth, Poor Teeth: Life Along the Dental Divide
Recent reporting on dental care in America shows that small problems can have enormous medical consequences.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Finally Seeing the Forest for the Trees
After a spate of trauma and loss, Maura Kelly retreats to the Hudson Valley where she is converted into a ‘nature person.’
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Living and Dying in Cancer Alley
David Hanson, writing for the Bitter Southerner, helps residents of Standard Heights, Baton Rouge, tell their story of a town next to an Exxon plant — explosions, sinkholes, toxic sludge, and a everyday life that has to go on, regardless.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Diagnosis and Surgery I Had to Fight For
A series of doctors made it harder for me to learn about my severe uterine condition, and receive the hysterectomy I needed for it.
