That’s the thing about lentils, if they were going to soften, they would have already fucking softened.

Marc Estrin shares his pearls of wisdom from school. There were only three.

Cooking...the art that yields profound shame and frustration.

Two strangers meet and talk very late one night on a northbound NYC subway...

Old, but still letting air out of people's tires.

A short story about piano practice and parental rage.

An unvarnished perspective on aging by a poopy old man.

In this season of holidays, we bring you a celebration of...Buy Nothing Day!

A monologue from a 4th generation Vermont farmer.