2015

The Corporate Screwdriver

1 cup complimentary orange juice 1 flask vodka 1 actual Phillips head screwdriver 1 medium sized wooden mallet Your first info session was for a…


Boom Country: Evan Osnos’s China

American sinophiles have a tough time of it. Even painting in the broadest strokes possible, the complexity and breadth of China’s political and cultural history…


The Opposite of Loneliness

The cover of The Opposite of Loneliness shows a young woman standing on the sidewalk, tightly framed against a blurred-out background, from mid-thigh to the…




The Bell Tolls

Terminal illness, advanced aging, and the inevitability of death- sure to put a damper on any casual conversation, it comes as little surprise that disheartening…


Swerve: A Swing and a Miss

An associate of mine is fond of telling a Thanksgiving story from a few years back, when he was invited to the home of his…



Analyzing the Tech Age

Through thick spectacles, my grandma squinted futilely. She raised her new iPhone 6+ within centimeters of her glasses, her arched nose nearly activating the gadget’s…


I Am Not A Hero

Personal war narratives are a difficult genre. At their worst they have the literary complexity of grocery store romance novels, glorifying the participants (specifically the…