POETRY // This Strange Order

by Joshua Mehigan • “Christag” illustration by Christopher Clark Spencer

Poetry Editor Joshua Mehigan explores two versions of nature, and our own nature, in poems by William Cowper and Mary Meriam.

2.4, Art & Ideas, EssayHeather BlakesleeApril 6, 2021Lauren Earline Leonard, Christopher Spencer, Excerpt

FICTION // A Harvest

2.3, FictionHeather BlakesleeDecember 21, 2020Adele McKenna, Christopher Spencer, Excerpt

CULTURE FILES // Officer of the Peace: An Olympic fencer turned police officer makes a plea for understanding

Culture Files, 2.2Heather BlakesleeSeptember 30, 2020Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Christopher Spencer, Excerpt

FICTION // Gus and Lizzy: Chapter One, Part Two

Fiction, Book Excerpt, 2.2Heather BlakesleeSeptember 30, 2020Gerald Veasley, Christopher Spencer, Excerpt

SWITCHBACKS // Taking the Car Out of Park: After lifelong silence, a conversation about race brings joy and love

Switchbacks, 2.2Heather BlakesleeSeptember 30, 2020Clarissa F. Griebel, Christopher Spencer, Excerpt

FICTION // Gus and Lizzy: Chapter One, Part One

by Gerald Veasley

In the Carolinas in 1917, an American family navigates poverty, racism, a global pandemic, and warnings of another coming plague. The first of a two-part excerpt from Gus & Liz, a novel-in-progress by jazz bassist Gerald Veasley. Art by Christopher Spencer.