Reeling in a New Life (via Spry)
A breast cancer survivor’s recovery leads her to new friends, new experiences and an unlikely hobby.
Diary of a Soviet Airwoman at War: The Front Closes In
In which a highly cussed young Anna shoots up a comrade’s truck tires to “convince” him to help her start her U-2 and fly out of danger.
Back in the (Former) USSR
I never thought I’d see Moscow again, although I dreamed of it for fourteen years. I boarded a teeming Aeroflot flight in late summer 2005, as Katrina’s receding waters revealed, inch by inch, the erasure of New Orleans as I once knew it. Mourning for that blighted, intoxicating city, I rushed towards another place I…
A Moveable Feast (via HER Nashville)
These two young social entrepreneurs hope they’ve found a recipe for a food revolution. Taste for yourself.
Diary of a Soviet Airwoman at War: The Battle Draws Near
A young Soviet combat airwoman’s diary of WWII
Inside the Titans’ Locker Room: Naked Fear
My initial forays as rookie sportswriter into the weird world of the professional sports franchise locker room haven’t exactly been home runs. Turns out, all I really needed was a little practice. The phone rings. It’s a Friday afternoon, in the hottest part of August. I pick up. It’s my editor at NPR’s Only a Game. He wants me…
High-Class Camping
Why eat freeze-dried lentils when you can feast in style? And other lifestyle tips for the great outdoors…
All Cats Are Sociopaths
And they don’t want you to succeed. Case in point:
The Greenery 