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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

Celebrating 10,000 Years of Arcade Fire

Notes on what will eventually be a book-length prose poem about the ten-year anniversary of Arcade Fire’s Funeral LP.

L’Étranger

Life with a disagreeable new flatmate and some unwanted visitors. An excerpt from the new short story collection Wallflowers.

How Do You Hurt the Ones You Love?

One way to measure how compassionate a partner you are? The way you break up with people.

The Surety

The case here described is real, witnessed by the author in bail court. The names have been changed and some details condensed. This week in Worse Off Than You: It’s not only the accused on trial.

An Investigation Into the Reappearance of Walter Benjamin

History tells us that the influential German literary critic died more than seventy years ago. So how is it then that Benjamin is now out doing lectures and has published a new book?

Is It Okay To Text-Flirt With A Married Woman?

Advice on a flirtatious friendship, fondling bosses, your niece's vocal fry, and how to feel about Ray Rice.