When No One Pulls the Trigger, the Gun Is to Blame By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight At The Trace, Casey Parks tells the story of a Mississippi father seeking justice after learning a faulty rifle is responsible for the death of his younger son.
“I know I believe in the power of lining up little hopes” By Krista Stevens Highlight At Oxford American, Michael Graff remembers his dad, Carl.
The Slow Regard of a Difficult Past By Krista Stevens Highlight “In my family, love was the slow accumulation of moments in which I was not subjected to great harm.”
Why the Most Beautiful Poems Defy Understanding By Krista Stevens Highlight “In a poem, we feel what is there, but also what is not.”
Forever Yesterday: Peering Inside My Mom’s Fading Mind By Kevin Sampsell Feature Kevin Sampsell bears witness to the ways in which Alzheimer’s has been pulling his mother back in time, and taking over her life.
This Is Living By Longreads Feature How burdens and values pass from fathers to sons, and the search for that one true thing.
