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…
Roughing It
Survival skills in the wilds of nature.
High-Class Camping
Why eat freeze-dried lentils when you can feast in style? And other lifestyle tips for the great outdoors…
The One That Got Away
My first trout caught on a fly rod! I am so proud! Look how big he–whoops. If a fish falls into the river before the photo is snapped, did you really catch him?
All Cats Are Sociopaths
And they don’t want you to succeed. Case in point:
I love Michael Chabon. I hate Michael Chabon.
Love him because he’s so damn good. Hate him for the same reason. I first fell under his spell during a casual encounter with The Yiddish Policemen’s Union and then descended into hopeless obsession this summer, between the pages of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Here’s a brief passage from the first essay in Manhood for Amateurs,…
Diary of a Soviet Airwoman at War- Summer 1941
Excerpts from a young Russian airwoman’s memoir of WWII
The Greenery 