"Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." —Red Smith

The Egg and I

by Katie Campbell

Deciding whether to donate

The Stalin Beat

by Zack Barnett

How power, romance and lies shaped an empire

My Body, Myself

by Sabena Stark

When sex and gender don't match

The Iron Brewer

by Michael James Werner

Two guys, five hours, fifteen pounds of barley


Essay


Older, Nicer
by Phillip Frohnmayer

underCurrents


Poverty in America
by Misty Edgecomb

Listen Up


A Legacy of Drums
by Leonard Pitts Jr.

OnCraft


Why Write?
by Lauren Kessler

WideAngle


Brew Off
by Michael Werner
& Katie Campbell

Books in Brief


New narrative nonfiction