Oh, Dad!
A man, whose integrity confounds his son, receives a proposition from a crooked taxman. New short story by Murzban F. Shroff.
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The Sharing Economy
Got a car, a spare bedroom, some rudimentary carpentry skills? Thanks to the smartphone, you can easily make some extra cash. But is this any way to earn a living?
My Years of Eating Dangerously
In our home, good nutrition meant many things, lots of them fried
The Birth of the Bomb
Inside the dedicated band of scientists who worked together in top secret to develop the world’s first nuclear weapon.
Bathing Beauties
Whether saturating in beachside sunlight or just lounging between the smokestacks, these ladies know how to make the most of the summer and look darn good while doing it.
News of the Week: Tinder, Trumbo, and the Tooth Fairy
This week in pop culture, thoughts on the rants from Tinder’s Twitter feed, a 2015 biopic pick, and the latest tooth fairy survey results.
Dorothy Parker’s Poetry
“You’ll be returning one day. / (such premonitions are true ones.) / Treading the dew-spangled way, / You’ll be returning one day. / …”
Cleanup, Aisle Three
A woman embarks on a nostalgia-fueled shopping trip before her college-bound brood vacates the nest. New story by Carol Harada.
Just Beachy
Whether romping in the dunes or savoring the salty air under parasol shade, a day beneath the beachside sun is an essential summer holiday no matter the decade.
News of the Week: Goodbye Jon Stewart, Hello F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Happy Birthday to You
This week’s pop culture roundup: Saying goodbye to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” previously unpublished Fitzgerald story released, why the Birthday song isn’t in the public domain, and more.
Saving Grace
In the small town of Rosewood, Billy is known as a hero — but his reputation also bears a dark secret. New short story by John M. Floyd.
News of the Week: Supermarkets, Stamps, and SPECTRE
Plots to save grocery stores, postal systems, and James Bond in this week’s pop culture roundup.
A Way with Women
The mixture of romance and fraud works on men as well as women. Marie Stanley bilked a whole string of wealthy Midwestern widowers and bachelor farmers.
News of the Week: The Emmys, Email, and Ernest Hemingway
This week in pop culture: Emmy nods, email’s staying power, and a birthday wish for Hemingway.
Road Trip!
In an economic upswing after WWII ended, record numbers of Americans hit the open highway. Rockwell celebrated the emerging trend on the 1947 Post cover “Coming and Going.”
The World War II Struggle That Time Forgot
Relearning history through the eyes of a Polish resistance fighter.