Shouts & Murmurs
My Strict Morning Routine
Before getting up, I like to lie under the covers for thirty minutes meditating, which is really just a fancy word for “falling back asleep.”
By Graeme Carey
A Quick Refresher on the High-School Math You’ve Forgotten
It’s good to know pi to at least twenty decimal places, in case a math sergeant ever asks you to drop and give them twenty digits of pi.
By Adam Douglas Thompson
Choose Your Own Adventure: Starting a Garden
What with all the flowers, you’ve now got a bee problem. How do you handle this?
By Bryn Durgin
We Regret to Inform You That You’re Still Just a Person
Congratulations on your Pulitzer! Unfortunately, the automated D.M.V. queue doesn’t care for nuanced storytelling.
By Annah Feinberg
A Brief History of Our Family-Owned Chip Company
It all started when Daddy bought too many potatoes.
By Brandon Follick and Rima Parikh
Reading “The Power Broker” Has Changed My Life
I’ve also found that the book works great as a tofu press or a yoga block.
By Blythe Roberson
Parents in a Chain
The great zucchini-bread disaster of 2024 and other mishaps, on a group text of moms and dads after the library bake sale.
By Jay Martel
America!: Republican Vice-Presidential Candidates Compete for Trump’s Favor in the Thunderdome
It’s the same as the real world, but more steampunk—so, worse.
By Ali Fitzgerald
Self-Help Books from Ancient Times
“The Ultimate Detox from Feudalism,” “Stop Overthinking and Start Impaling,” and other gems.
By Dahlia Gallin Ramirez