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The convenience store diet leaves a lot to be desired. Observing a stranger on the subway as he eats his way from Brooklyn to his next stop.

Samantha’s taking on a flight to Cleveland to start a new job and a new life, but not before finding out whether the pilot she slept with is truly into her.

The deer was still breathing when the young boy got there. But not the next day or the day after or the day after. How youth understands death, up close.

I believe these things deeply and with my entire heart. You can’t tell me nothing.

Who is ready for the Super Bowl Halftime Show? With Rihanna set to take the stage, we asked our staff what songs they most want from RiRi.

She looked out the plane window and sighed, letting her book fall to her lap. One hour in, four…

Flights are typically a great place for a writer to think, to write. But for some reason, today, she’s coming up empty. Sigh.

A secret agent is on her way to Laos when she realizes she is being trailed by an unexpected and complicated companion.