September 2023 Issue [Prose] Man Called Fran Download PDF Adjust Share Plumbing, the depths by John Jeremiah Sullivan, Drawings by Jonathan Twingley Subscribe or log in to continue reading. John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. Tags bowel movement contractor crackhead Plumbers Plumbing Sewage Smoke bombs Toilets Get the Weekly Review in your inbox A weekly email taking aim at the relentless absurdity of the 24-hour news cycle. Email address Sign Up Got it! Thanks for signing up! More from John Jeremiah Sullivan Unknown bards The blues becomes transparent about itself A rawness of seeing Denis Johnson writes the big novel Horseman, Pass By Glory, grief, and the race for the Triple Crown Adjust Share