Accumulated Randomness
a poem by Susan Terris |
adult adolescent survey
some reflections on growing up |
All Hell at 55
a poem by John Grey |
And what about people you see crying in public
a poem by Jaron Kanegson |
Armadillo Hunting with an Old Man
an essay by Joby Bass |
The Art of Family Photos
a daily selection of sibling photos and recommendations |
Bedtime Story
a poem by Leone Scanlon |
Benjamin, Hatless
a short story by Bob Levy |
�break a leg�
a few familiar and lesser-known ways to better your chances |
Brother
a poem by Gayle Leyton |
The Car I Have Become
an essay by Susan Parker |
Chickens Have No Myths
a poem by Susan Terris |
City Signs
an essay by Jenny Rider |
Coffee First
a poem by Dory Hudspeth |
collectibles
seven writers take on the car tale challenge |
Coming & Going
a poem by Elaine Sexton |
Confused and Nearly Lost
a poem by Bill Vernon |
A Conversation with Ira Glass
host of "This American Life" talks about teenagers, temping, and growing up |
Corona
a poem by Elaine Verdill |
Dates—Not a Love Story
fiction by Daria Brown |
The Devil's Food
a letter to Catholic League president William Donohue concerning 'Chocolat' |
The Distance Between Us
a photo essay by Mimi Chakarova |
The Dodge Silver Hawk
a prose poem by Maria Mazziotti Gillan |
Don't Throw It in the Danube
an article by Chris Togneri |
Dot Com Denouement
a poem by Zoë Francesca |
Drive-By Shootings
candid cameravan photography by Harrod Blank |
East vs. West: A Search for the Perfect Chowder
an essay by Anne Jennings |
Einstein in Singapore
an essay by Joan Bieder |
Emily
fiction by Marco North |
Encounters
a conversation with James Fadiman |
facts and figures
OtP's tribute to Harper's Index® |
A Failure of Intelligence
a poem by Kake Huck |
Fake Lezzie
a short story by Susan Scheid |
Family Car
a memoir by Colin Berry |
Festive Foods
recipes to keep you warm by Lyn Dacanay and Maureen White |
a few thoughts on faith, luck, and chance
selected quotations |
A Fig Tree Grows in Brooklyn
a poem by LindaAnn Loschiavo |
Fire and Brimstone
a story by Dylan Murphy |
Fix-it Man
a poem by Lisa Beatman |
The Fool
a short story by Deborah Crooks |
Fox
a poem by Erik Leavitt |
A Full Set of Teeth
an essay by Ana Schwartzman |
Funeral Food
a poem by Dory Hudspeth |
The Geography of Waxing
an essay by Kate Haug |
Girl Gets Job, Loses Boy
an essay by Nada Von Tress |
God�s Country
an essay by Jacqueline Heinze |
The Good, the Bad, and the Freaks
a look at recent works by John le Carré and Jonathan Lethem |
Hammer
a poem by Linda Wojtowick |
Hedgehog
a short story by Rachel Haas |
Hide and Seek
a poem by Joyce Odam |
His name is like a ham sandwich
a poem by Erik Leavitt |
Holding it Down for Miles Hartley
a story by Claudia Graziano |
Home Plate
a short story by John Shaw |
How to Check Out Woody Guthrie
an overview of selected recordings, tributes, and books |
How to Pant to Porn
nonfiction by Vincent Eaton |
I'll Give You Ten, Game to Eleven
a short story by Jono Marcus |
Images of Cuba
photographs by Mimi Chakarova |
Indecision on Aisle Seven
a poem by Ruth Daigon |
The Insect Parade
a story by Roberta Kwok |
Ironing My Hair
a poem by Maggi Grace |
The Jar by the Door
a short story by Vera Djordjevich |
Keeping the Faith
OtP talks with National Geographic Explorer Maria Fadiman |
King
a poem by Shahe Mankerian |
Labors of Love
six people who enjoy their work |
Lazy Sunday
a poem by Janet McCann |
Le Roi Inconnu
nonfiction by Michael Allen Potter |
Leaving the Chesapeake
a short story by Edward M. Belfar |
Leisure
a poem by Julia Bloch |
Letter from Missoula
nonfiction by Rick Stern |
Liar�s Dice
a poem by Ronald Hobbs |
Like This
a short story by Lindsey Crittenden |
Lost and Found
a poem by Estelle Padawer |
Macho
a poem by Erik Leavitt |
The Magnificent Kornblatt
a short story by Todd Schindler |
McDadd Arrives Late to the Party
a story in verse by Todd Schindler |
Mirror Image
a poem by Gerren Liles |
The Mother with Claws
a poem by Andrena Zawinski |
Mud Eyes, Fish Head
a short story by Melissa Green |
Naked Trees
a seasonal tale by Nina Jordan |
Natural Defenses
a poem by Susan Terris |
Nereid
a poem by Sara Berkeley |
The Next Religion
a poem by Peter Tomassi |
New Car Blues
a poem by Charles Fishman |
No, I Have Not Surfed Mavericks
an essay by Christian Beamish |
odd jobs
a selection of jobs recently posted on craigslist.org |
The Odd Success of the Food Film
an article by Mark Palermo |
Oh, Give Me a Home
an essay by Samantha Schoech |
On First Seeing Baby
a poem by Bill Vernon |
On Our Own
a short story by Edith Pearlman |
On the Road with the Art Car Tsar
the man behind the machine |
'Open Letters' Opens Up
OtP talks to open letters editor paul tough |
OtP suggests cars
in literature, film, and music |
OtP suggests food flicks and lit picks
a selective smorgasbord of film and literature |
OtP suggests male movies
50 films men claim to love and some reasons why |
OtP�s film picks
faith, luck, and chance at the movies |
A Paige from History
an essay by Wendy A. Bilen |
Palatino
a poem by Susan Terris |
Paul Caponigro
a poem by Leo Vanderpot |
Psychic
fiction by David Schweidel |
Quid Pro Quo
a poem by I. Halpern |
quotes of yesterday
selected quotations from our adult adolescence issue |
quotes of yesterday
selected quotations from our failure issue |
quotes of yesterday
selected quotations from our outsiders & community issue |
Rebound for Glory: More Thoughts on Woody
an essay by Pete Mulvihill |
The Red Ink
by Janet McCann |
Return
a poem by Darcy Cummings |
Risky Business Outside
on suburban sprawl and armchair adventurers |
Road Rage
a car-free rant by Mark Sisson |
roadside attractions
selected distractions from our cars issue |
Room at the Inn
an essay by Susan Parker |
The Same Gestures at Different Speeds: Work and Pleasure at the Movies
an essay by John Carnahan |
Saving My Grandparents
nonfiction by William Nations |
Science and Art in the Kitchen
an essay by Debbie Epstein |
Searching for the Redemptive Moment
by Nina Jordan |
Seder in Prison
a poem by I. Halpern |
Sharing Talia
by Andrea Coombes |
Shattered
a memoir by Colin Berry |
Should You Bowl Alone?
a review of Robert Putnam's book on the decline of social capital in America |
The Skin Magician Confesses
a poem by Susan Chambers |
Sleeping Near Water
a poem by Charles Fishman |
The Snake Pit
an essay by Mary Jo Pehl |
Society's Failure
a conversation with Barbara Ehrenreich |
Something to Do with All Night Classical Bowling
a poem by Emily Koehn |
spring fling menu
a dinner for two featuring the best of spring's early harvest |
Stoned Wheat Thins
a poem by Zoë Francesca |
Sulking as a Spectator Sport
a poem by Erik Leavitt |
summer suggestions
recommendations for enjoying adult adolescence in print and on screen |
Surviving the High-Speed Road to Happiness
common sense from L. Ron Hubbard |
A Suspicious Event and Several Other Events
a story by Laura McGinley |
Synchronicity
a short story by Roger Hart |
tales from the past
stories of kith and kin |
tales of failure
winners of our 150-word challenge |
Tales of the Unemployed
voices from the trenches |
Talking with Pam Houston
about dogs, adulthood, parenthood, and the creative process |
A Taste of France
an essay by Rikke Jorgensen |
thoughts on making a living
"to live well is to work well" and other work-related quotes |
thoughts on men
selected quotations from Homer to Homer Simpson |
The Touch of Her Skin
a poem by Angela Mankiewicz |
A Trio of Prose Poems
by Lorraine Mavis Lupo |
Turning Twelve
a photo essay by Caroline Berry |
Utopia
a poem by Maureen Tolman Flannery |
valentine's day for one
the 'me' celebration |
Vermont Is So Unlike California
a short story by Samantha Schoech |
What We Touch
photographs by Heidi Zeiger |
Whiskey
a poem by Sarah Brown Weitzman |
Why You Shouldn't Have Gone in the First Place
a short story by Samantha Schoech |
Wild Birds of the Food Court
a short story by Denice Aldrich Jobe |
Wine that Maketh Glad the Heart of Man
an essay by Blair Campbell |
Worrying
a poem by Bill Vernon |
You Can Count on Me, trust me.
real life at the movies |
