Una Palma

by Karen Ackland

Originally published on June 2, 2003

A palm tree is a good listener.

The Difference

by Rachel Dacus

Originally published on June 1, 2003

You scrape while I daub: a difference in our bathroom: one augments, the other minimizes. A long-married couple is a paradigm of unreason. You would stage our life, I, reveal; you would trim, contain, while I bend to collect stray acorns and lemons to array on a shelf. Then there’s the matter of razors: mine [...]

Supermarket Bernadettes

by Emily Gaskin

Originally published on June 1, 2003

We see him in our toast, in dry wall and potato chips, in tea leaves and alleyways, in water stains and, yes, the occasional abduction scenario, and he reminds us in the produce section amidst the bananas and the pears, with a well-hell and a pelvic thrust, that we will always find a way to [...]

Interview with Howard Rheingold

interviewed by John Hammond

Originally published on June 1, 2003

John Hammond talks with Howard Rheingold about Smart Mobs, what technology won’t do for us and why the U.S. is currently behind Asia and Europe in the development and use of some of these technologies.

Disgruntled Housewife

reviewed by Gayle O'Brien

Originally published on June 1, 2003

In short, Disgruntled Housewife is one of the many reasons why I love the Web. You couldn’t buy this kind of fun in any other medium.

Presented in Istanbul

by Anastasia Ashman

Originally published on June 1, 2003

I was going to marry a Turk. But first I would face a cultural gauntlet meeting his family in Istanbul.

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

reviewed by David Abrams

Originally published on June 1, 2003

ZZ Packer arrives on the already-crowded short fiction market with all the fiery energy of Flannery O’Connor on a good day.

Smart Mobs

reviewed by John Hammond

Originally published on June 1, 2003

This is a must read for anyone curious about how technology is changing the way we relate to each other.

Reply to Halpern’s "Catty Remarks"

by James Lyle

Originally published on June 1, 2003

RG knew he was stepping onto a battlefield, but foreknowledge makes it no less distressing when the bullets begin to fly.

Catty Remarks On "Dangerous Creatures"

by Mark Halpern

Originally published on June 1, 2003

Lyle thinks me a representative `prescriptivist’; I usally let people call me that without making a fuss, but I groan inwardly.