Authors and Tattoos, Part I of II

Let There Be Lights

The Year of Living Biblically: An Excerpt
An excerpt from A.J. Jacobs' bestselling book, The Year of Living Biblically.

Toyota recalls Prius, cites Green Initiative

The Black Thunderbird: Part II
As youth, we think we are invincible. Ditch lines disagree.

The Toilet Seat Smashed My Wiener

Crayon C-R-A-Y-O-L-A Crayon
Jeffrey Pillow with an odd story of spelling bees, crime, and kleptomania.

The Black Thunderbird: Part I
There actually is a good reason why they tell you not to mix alcohol and vehicles together, says Jeffrey Pillow.

When We Fell In Love - John Vorhaus
It was the summer of 1977. Like every other college graduate in America, I was in Europe.

In Search of the Man Chair; or Was that Billy Corgan?: Part I

Daniel Nester: The TNB Self-Interview

My Child Has Autism and It’s Awesome!
Sarah Maizes on the perks of having a child with autism.

The Crack in my Mac

Adventures in Cultural Literacy
We know what it means to be literate. We sort of know what it means to be cultural. But what does it mean to be culturally literate?

How to Write, Or Not

Some Thoughts on a “New Literacy” While Remembering Patrick Swayze

One Fish, Two Fish: The Plight of the Pescatarian

A Thousand Words: I Was an Unwilling Beauty Pageant Contestant
In the 1970s, a secret committee selected Ronlyn Domingue to be her elementary school’s representative at the Little Miss Lafayette pageant. What happened next transformed her wardrobe and the rest of her life.

I Hate You for Being Funnier than I Am.

Cut Backs: Wrinkles and Recession

My Vacation: How I Got Screwed by the Irish

Lusty Little Slugs

Gizzards, Jennifer Downes, and the First Semen

How I Got Anna Karenina In Bed