Personal and Otherwise Archives

Personal and Otherwise

A Different Horizon

by Todd Balf,

Reconsidering the other historic event that took place during the moon landing

On Getting Wasted

by John Trotta,

Among the hoarders and junk haulers of Charleston

God Lives on Lemon Street

by Scott Cheshire,

An ex–Jehovah’s Witness visits Watchtower headquarters

Death at the Serena

by Mujib Mashal,

Remembering Ahmad Sardar and his family

Recollections of My Christmas Tree

by Mary Ruefle,

One thing is for certain — I wouldn’t want to be a Christmas tree

How Maradona Explains the Word

by Duncan Murrell,

Interpreting my South American interpreter

Occupied by The Newsroom

by Nathan Schneider,

On inspiring (probably, maybe) a Newsroom plot arc

America by the Yard

by Nathan Deuel,

From Baghdad to the Menard County Fair

Photograph With Shirley

by Julie Hecht,

The author writes about the inspiration for “May I Touch Your Hair?”

Mr. Shorris Is Dreaming

by Alexander Nazaryan,

Earl Shorris and The Art of Freedom

On the Origins of Stories

by Alexander Maksik,

“I could trace the origin of this story for pages, back and back and back.”

Where Broken Hearts Stand

by Richard Manning,

Grief and recovery on the Badlands of North Dakota

The Master’s Hold

by Amie Barrodale,

On the attractions and sway of a master

Brautigan’s Heirs

by Wes Enzinna,

A thwarted novelist’s tale