Recent novels by Alan Hollinghurst, John Boyne, and Tim Murphy experiment with the idea of progress over time.
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Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
A Song for the River
In the mountains of southwestern New Mexico, a seasoned fire lookout watches as his beloved forest and his personal life burn, and he tries to imagine what will arise from their ashes.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A True (Non-Hierarchical, Shared) Love
Journalist Mithila Phadke navigates polyamory while falling in love for the first time.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Fruitland
Privately made records enjoy a cult following among collectors, but few are as legendary as Donnie and Joe Emerson’s 1979 LP Dreamin’ Wild.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
Masters of Contradiction
Two new books offer fresh perspective on “Otherhood,” that condition in which characters do constant, exhausting battle — for the most part — inside their own heads.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
On Self Reflection: An Incomplete List of My Failures
Sarah Gerard digs into her failures as part of her ongoing recovery from anorexia and bulimia.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Is Infidelity A Search for Identity? On Coupling: An Inventory
At Guernica, Melissa Matthewson explores infidelity in the search for her identity.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Nonfiction, Quotes
Is Infidelity A Search for Identity? On Coupling: An Inventory
At Guernica, Melissa Matthewson explores infidelity in the search for her identity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
‘But Islam Does Not Forbid Love’: How Young Muslims Define ‘Halal Dating’
Today’s young Muslims are finding ways to develop romantic relationships and while observing Islamic beliefs forbidding pre-marital sex.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story
The Bungled Bank Robbery That Ended in a Landmark Legal Ruling
In 1958, John Leo Brady got his lover pregnant and decided to stick up a bank to fund a new life. It ended with a murder, a Supreme Court case, and the formation of the Brady rule.
