A Tale of Two Dinners

by Bliss Broyard

A daughter discovers her father’s painstakingly kept secret.

Jerry Stahl

Jerry Stahl is the author of six books, including the memoir Permanent Midnight and the novels I, Fatty and Pain Killers. He's also one of the screenwriters of the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn.

Kicking The Horse

by Jerry Stahl

Attempting to quit heroin by using crack is a messy business.

The Undertaker's Daughter

by Jeffery Rudell

A teenage boy’s reaction to a dead body causes him to ask some tough questions.

Lewis Lapham

Lewis Lapham is the editor of Lapham's Quarterly a new journal of history and ideas which can be found at www.laphamsquarterly.org. He is a National Correspondent for Harper's Magazine and the author of thirteen books.

Rookie Reporter

by Lewis Lapham

Scandal, vice and magnificent hypocrisy: the truth about the press in 1950s America, as seen by a wide-eyed cub reporter.

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was a author, journalist, and outspoken atheist whose work appeared in New Statesmen, The Nation, The Atlantic and Vanity Fair among others.

Mistaken Divinity

by Christopher Hitchens

A man is deified in Ceylon.

The One Good Man

by Joyce Maynard

An author who treasures the art of letter-writing is spellbound by an inmate who becomes a pen pal.

Breaking Up in the Age of Google

by Jessi Klein

A difficult break-up lures a young woman into a digital vortex.

Between The Lines

by Sheri Holman

A woman remembers visiting her two mysterious aunts as a child.

Sing Sing Tattoo

by Ted Conover

An inmate’s tattoo intrigues a prison guard.

Tamara Jenkins

Tamara Jenkins is a filmmaker and actress. She is best known for her films Slums of Beverly HIlls and The Savages.

Tom Weiser

Tom Weiser lives in a Buddhist household in Boulder, Colorado. He is an adjunct professor at Naropa University, and a teacher of Alexander technique and improvisational singing. His essays have been featured on NPR and Newsweek.

Alternate Ithaca Tom

by Tom Weiser

Dreams of what might have been plague a man during a road trip.

Aloha

by Tamara Jenkins

A woman flies cross country to help the aging father she hasn't seen in 18 years.

Nancy Finton

Nancy Finton lives in Brooklyn, NY and works as a writer and editor.

I Never Saw His Face

by Nancy Finton

A woman walking alone at night faces her worst fears.

President Clinton and the Egg Timer

by Mark Katz

A political speechwriter risks his job for a joke.

Father Joe

by Tony Hendra

An inspirational monk causes a young man to choose the spiritual path, only to find years later that what connected them was a biting sense of humor.