Editor’s Notes by Joe Mackall
Ultimately every piece in this issue, and really any piece of literature worth a damn, forces us to confront life as it is—and perhaps, at times, as it should be—shining fresh illumination on what William Styron called “the desperate predicament of being human.” Continue reading . . .
Contents
“A Simple Solution” Abigail Thomas ◆ “Twenty Wendys” Marianne Jay Erhardt ◆ “Old Teammates” Greg Bottoms ◆ “Tikkun Olam Ted” Nicole Graev Lipson ◆ “Becoming Pete Dawkins” Richard Goodman ◆ “New Harlem” Shamecca Harris ◆ “Leaving Las Vegas” James Brown ◆ “Time Presses” Emily Waples ◆ “Birding By Number” Jason Goldsmith ◆ “The Hayflick Limit” Jessica Franken ◆ “The Confederacy Comes for You” Rick Rees
