“Why believe in a god who wants certain people to be drunks?… more
“Why believe in a god who wants certain people to be drunks?… more
“It seems that every time I drink I go to jail. You must tell me how to fix this,” he said… more
“I wake in the dead quiet of night to find I am inhabiting my body in a way I usually don’t and thinking about large questions”… more
“The thing was dark, and not simply with gore but with a natural tint, a shine, as if polished and dyed to the deep black of stone. Wetness clung to it, and sinewy tissue… more
The author of this week’s “Wingman” thinks back on jobs he’s loved and lost… more
“When I wonder, as I sometimes do, what happened to all my guy friends, and why I prefer the company of women and would just as soon they leave their men at home, I think of my brief employment with Sam R… more
“When a person becomes a witness…of a violent crime, their lives are never the same”… more
“Someone had tried to paint him up as a clown. His hands were handcuffed behind his back and his eyes stared upwards… more
“Kidnappers should feed the girl they steal something cheap, like frozen dinners. But have you ever tasted frozen dinners? … more