The Chronicles of Now
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The Chronicles of Now
Short fiction torn from today’s headlines. Each week, our favorite authors write an original story inspired by the news. Featuring Curtis Sittenfeld, Roxane Gay, Colum McCann, Carmen Maria Machado and more. Because in a world gone haywire, sometimes art is the only thing to make sense of it all. Hos...
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11 episodesTommy Orange: Reopening
As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and for how long?...
Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It
As protests erupted across the nation this summer, heavily armed militias stood off against Black Lives Matter supporters in some cities. In July, a F...
Laura van den Berg: 3D
Now that Joe Biden has selected a female VP and finally claimed the nomination, can we talk about his long, weird, handsy history with women? Laura va...
Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point
The most uplifting news of the past six months? Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after ten years, when their zoo is closed to visitors due t...
Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music
The New York Times recently revealed a top-secret Pentagon unit tasked with investigating encounters between UFOs and military pilots. Which got Hanna...
John Wray: Status Report
In late June, President Trump visited Yuma, Arizona to celebrate 200 new miles of border wall declaring, “It stopped COVID, it stopped everything.” Jo...
J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof
Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York Times bestsell...
Ben Fountain: Rules of Special Measures
What if instead of dropping off our stereos, cocktail sets and coffee tables, all those sleek white vans that sneak through our streets took our posse...
Manuel Gonzales: The Extinction Show
Who knew extinction could be the hottest ticket in town? Manuel Gonzales, the author of The Regional Office Is Under Attack! and The Miniature Wife, i...
Roxane Gay: String Theory
Covid-19 has made us all prisoners of our homes. And at times, our families. If the pandemic goes well into 2021, what will an extended quarantine do...
Jess Walter: The Ponz
Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international bestseller Beautifu...