Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is one third of the trailing-blazing rap group Run-DMC. In 2006, he released a solo album titled Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n Roll and also cofounded The Felix Organization which supports children in the foster care system. He has been inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame and was the subject of the recent documentary DMC: Walk This Way.
Mike struggles with how to give support to his wife, who is dying in hospice.
Stephanie Summerville is a musical theatre performer living in New York. She is a singer with the Secret City, an Obie Award-winning art salon held monthly at Dixon Place. She is also a proud graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and an alum of the NY Shakespeare Festival Lab at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
Returning home to small-town Indiana, a young woman finds work caring for an unlikely (and challenging) patient.
Terence Mickey, a writer and storyteller, teaches individuals and organizations how to craft their stories. Through the Moth Community Program and Moth Corporate, he's lead trainings and workshops for Mass Mutual, MSL Group, and Palladia, one of New York City's largest social services agencies, as well as others. He's currently finishing a novel, The Gleaners
A young man struggles with his role in the family's sanitation business.
Todd Hanson is a 20-year man at The Onion, America's Finest News Source, where he has worked since 1990 and gotten paid since 1997. Born and raised in the midwest, he now lives in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn with his two cats, James Boswell and Dr. Samuel Johnson.
by Todd Hanson
A veteran of The Onion recounts his slacker twenties and the life-altering moment that shaped his personality.
Jonathan Ames is the creator of the HBO show Bored to Death. He is also the author of eight books, including Wake Up, Sir! and The Extra Man
Ames is eager to defeat his “inner loser” and strives to win a high-stakes fencing match.
Daniel Keenan "Dan" Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor. Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Find his podcast, Savage Lovecast, every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage.
by Dan Savage
A father comes to terms with his new role as a dog owner.
A woman learns that her husband "thinks he might be gay."
by Simon Doonan
An 80's obsession gets a window dresser into trouble.
An aspiring actress spends a summer dating a comedian whom she does not like nor find funny.
Jon Levin is currently working on a satirical memoir while making a living in the television industry.
by Jon Levin
A hospital orderly with an attitude problem is put to the test.
A man starts to believe his psychiatrist is a real flirt.
by Elna Baker
A young woman recounts the difficulty of being a Mormon in New York City.