We Went to Vegas to Wring Joy From Heartbreak
The writer and his oldest friends reunited to mourn the ones they lost—and honor the time they have left.
Friendship
To Shed a Cage
Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar and David Thompson bonded in juvenile detention in the 1980s, then spent most of the next 40 years in prison. When they emerged from one of the country’s most unforgiving state penal systems, their friendship proved crucial.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Good Boy"
Hustling and sexual identity in Lagos.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Toxins"
Ailments and cures in a small town.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Townie"
Details of a quarter-life crisis.
Injured?
On the downfall of ubiquitous accident law firm, Cellino & Barnes.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Heirlooms"
Cultures clash when a man bonds with his boyfriend's mother.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Packed White Spaces"
A friend's party brings up sad memories and introspection.
My Friend Was Struck by ALS. To Fight Back, He Built a Movement
At 37, Brian Wallach was diagnosed with the fatal disease. So he tapped a lifetime of connections to give help and hope to fellow sufferers—while grappling with his own mortality.
'This Feels Great'
A preview from Georgia about how America might reemerge from the coronavirus.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "This is How the Fairy Queen Dies"
Childhood friends, escalating traumas.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Only One Who Could Ever Teach Me"
Widowers form a bond.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Kings of Norway"
Homemade porn and life choices lead to deep introspection for grad students.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Other Side of the Reservoir"
Two struggling friends attempt to document a lake monster.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Sunsets Are Giant Rainbows"
Friends and their plans, big and small.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Spring in 2024"
Childhood, basketball, getting lost.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Chuey and Me"
The life of a troubled childhood friend.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Daddy Thing"
A young girl befriends a vampire bat.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Like Sisters"
The rise and fall of friendship.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Holy Water"
Expected and unexpected salvation.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The International Congress for Kids Whose Dads Are Commie Draft Dodgers"
Children engage in their own democratic process.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Destroy All Monsters"
Scenes from a local music venue.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Fire Season"
Two friends contend with mistakes both past and present.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Mae and Me"
After her husband's disappearance, a woman bonds with her landlady.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "My Old College Friend"
Past and present intermingle in various meetings and revelations with an old friend.
