Rolling Nowhere, Part Two
Father and son bond by hopping freight trains.
Fathers And Sons
A Pilot's Son, Flying Solo
A son’s memory of the father he lost at 13, excerpted from The Magical Stranger.
My Father the Dope Dealer
From 1975-1986, Anthony Edward Dokoupil distributed more than 50 tons of weed in the United States. The operation ruined his family and destroyed his life. Three decades later, his son came looking for answers.
When A 10-Year-Old Kills His Nazi Father, Who's To Blame?
On the case of young Joseph Hall, who was convicted last month of murdering his dad.
Confessions of a Black Mr. Mom
An essay on African-American fatherhood.
Daddy: My Father's Last Words
An essay on language, fatherhood and forgiveness.
The Oakling and the Oak
On “Poor Hartley,” the son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Honor Thy Father
Lance Butterfield was the captain of the football team, had a 4.0 GPA and a girl he loved. It wasn’t enough for his dad. And then his dad became too much for him.
Part of our guide to Skip Hollandsworth’s true crime writing at Slate.
Father and Son, Bunking in G Block
Bernard Peters and his son, Scott, robbed and shot a Salvation Army worker in 1996. Since then, they’ve been sharing a cell at Elmira Correctional Facility.
The Wheels of Life
Over the past 33 years, Dick Hoyt has pushed, pulled and carried his disabled son, Rick, through more than 1,000 road races and triathlons, including 28 Boston Marathons. But as time bears down on them, how much longer can they keep it up?
