The Paris Accord
By Jeffrey Cyphers Wright. On his birthday, a poetic farewell to the late John Ashbery. …
Ringing Out
By Alexandra Donovan. A shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette left five dead, including journalist Wendi Winters. …
A Purple Flower Among The Grazing Horses
By Stephen Byrne. In her final moments of safety, Asifa Bano was a little girl grazing her horses in a Kashmir meadow. …
As a Mother
By Stephen Byrne. Claudia Gómez González hoped for an education. She was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas instead. …
Parts Unknown
By Clare Welsh. Anthony Bourdain, dead at 61, recognized the misfits working behind the counter. …
Poor Nigel
By Phil Huffy. Nigel the seabird's love affair with a decoy comes to its end. …
The Left Hand of Darkness
By Devon Balwit. Ursula K. Le Guin, the acclaimed fantasy fiction author, has died at 88. …
Remembering Our Life Together as a Cigarette after the Cranberries Show
By J. Todd Hawkins. Dolores O’Riordan, singer of The Cranberries, has died at age 46. …
The King Is Dead
By Marc Alan Di Martino. An obituary for the founder of Strand Books, written by a former worker of the legendary New York City bookstore. …
On the Ground
By Noreen Ellis. A preventable Amtrak train derailment left three dead in Washington. …