Writing
The Toast presents "Fincan," a new short story by Mia Hooper.
Dreams
It's pretty good; stuff blows up.
Dreams
Dang, you guys. When I win this award. You don't even know what it'll be like, when I win it.
Aging
Elizabeth Preston imagines her thirty-year life performance review as delivered by a not especially sympathetic boss.
Ghosts
Lucia Peters returns to chill our blood with the curious tale of Ed Kann, and the scariest story maybe never written.
Family
Steve Neumann on his attachment to the sound of certain words and his love of repetition.
Aging
I have good reasons for being angry but these aren't any of them.
Magic
The author hears about ecstatic dance and decides to give it a whirl.
Books
"This is a story about a bus ride on a Saturday night just before sundown. Things get intense."
Relationships
The author on her nostalgia for LiveJournal, the friends it brought her, and what it means to write it all down.
Advice
The night bus can be an adventure. It can also be terrible and super weird. Prepare yourself.
Travel
The author reflects on her love of Paris, her collection of paintings of the city, choices made, and paths not taken.
Dreams
The author on her lifelong dream of seeing the aurora borealis, and the ways in which nature, however beautiful, can disappoint.
Writing
A short story by Vanessa Willoughby.
Humor
Rachel Friedman scouts the best new travel apps for all your far-flung adventuring needs.