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Idols

A beloved professor, an Olympic gymnast, a Broadway star

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words features photography so rich with narrative that it tells a story all on its own.

Tattoos

A memorial, an act of rebellion, a reminder of survival

Unsheltered

Eric Tars On The Human Right To Housing

The Martin v. Boise decision stands for the very simple principle that punishing a homeless person for undertaking basic, life-sustaining activities like sleeping or sheltering themselves — when there’s no adequate alternative accessible to them — is cruel and unusual under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.

Late Delivery

My mother didn’t raise a thief, but by the time you round forty, you’re pretty much raising yourself. I scooped the package from its hiding place, then waved my free hand at the doorbell camera.

Intimacy

In a college dorm, in a prison, in a marriage

Trash

Collecting bottles, tossing leftovers, taking out the garbage

Penned

Drugs can make us do stupid things — though, to be fair, drugs can also help us meet formidable demands. Meth can make you work hard as hell, the way my mom did, doing a full-time job at a farm-equipment company on weekdays and part-time retail jobs on weekends, until it all came crashing down.