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When a Justin Taylor first gave me one of Tao Lin‘s promotional stickers for his new book of poetry, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (out now with Melville House Press), my first reaction, after laughing, was to stop hating Tao so much. The kid is a brilliant writer, without a doubt, but I knew he had a…

I am running late, and therefore rushing when I arrive at the retirement home for my first appointment of the day. As I step into the building, I automatically slow down in response to the atmosphere. I work in Alzheimer’s and dementia research, and travel around town visiting seniors in their homes. We are into…

Rumors are circulating on the Hill today that Stillman Brown has privately urged Hillary Clinton to drop out before August. I became good friends with my freshman-year college roommate, Matt M. He was a south Floridian and perpetually a little tan and very smart – we got along swimmingly and spent the first nights of…

I step out of the shower and onto the robin’s egg blue bathmat. I curl my toes in and try to stand on the outside of the soles my feet so that only the smallest surface area touches the mysteriously speckled mat. Where all that dark lint comes from baffles me. Who has lint on…
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