Lunacy For Dummies
Ever wonder about that friend or relative who seemed to vanish into nowhere? Maybe you should check, the Journal of Lunacy!

The Day the Pants Didn’t Work
If you can't take the heat, get out of New York City.

Spring

Hip Gnosis
Andrew Johnson makes a case for reclaiming the term, Gnostic, as a positive designation of spiritual intent.

A Quick Nine Years

Apples In Winter

Out of Tune, or: When the Orchestra’s Empty, Sing On

Whoops
We take between 3,000 and 5,000 steps over the course of a day. So why don't we fall down more?

The Pursuit of “What is Happiness?”

Hotel Bound
On road trips, motels, and the man upstairs

All That Glitters

Beckett As Buckeye - A Dream Deferred
We all know about Hemingway in Paris but what about Beckett in Ohio? That's right, I said Beckett in Ohio.

The News from My Bed: Play it Again, Sam
Marni Grossman likes needlecraft and

Downward Dog

A million lights are dancing, and there you are, a shooting star

Forced Fun

On (Sometimes) Feeling Like A Writer
James D. Irwin reflects on the occasions that he's felt like a proper writer. He also gets pointed at by Japanese tourists and rambles on about his shitty novel (again).

Competing Interests

Please RSVP to my media consumption universe
Alison Aucoin checks out of mainstream media in a very Web 2.0 kind of way.

‘Shit-Talking’ - A Comprehensive Analysis

Giving up the Ghost, or, How I Sold my Dominatrix Equipment at the eBay Store
Every relationship begins with a body or two under the bed. Melissa Febos's came in the form of a garbage bag full of dominatrix gear.

Dumpling City
With Chinese New Year right around the corner, Angela Tung searches for the perfect dumpling.

The Domino Diaries: Dirty Secrets

She’s Not Just a Pretty Face