A catalogue of essays, poems, travel tales, how-tos published on ThisGeneration.net.
Listen for the singular voice of the current generation, and you'll hear something else, something different: multiple voices, singing not in unison, but in harmony.
- Andrea Sachs
Who's the Voice of This Generation?
The Experiment. Thanksgiving to Christmas 2011 ad-free. Is it possible? Follow the updates.
I'm Calling You Out. An essay questioning what our actions in this economy say about who we essentially are -- and who we do (and don't) value, with one sad true story.
Going Rainbow. An essay affirming that this generation is ready for equality.
Where Were You, Where Are You 9/11
Notes on Being LOST: Amazing Grace. An essay on the LOST finale and personal reflections on the journey of this viewer.
The Tao of Ira Glass: All I Ever Learned #2. How to become a better storyteller and creator.
The Blue Boy & The Artist: An Interview with Novelist & Editor Rakesh Satyal
The Red Thread: Interview with Ann Hood. Interview with novelist Ann Hood on her latest book.
Bad Mother: Interview with Ayelet Waldman. Interview with writer Ayelet Waldman on her memoir Bad Mother.
Other Than Us. Poem reflecting on war(s), on selves, on those serving and the temptation to ignore what's going on.
Hold the Cheese - A Glimpse of Paris. A travel essay on becoming a lover (of Paris) but not yet the cheese.
People are Strangers? Essay on encountering two crying strangers in one day. Or read the follow up story on one character on one special day, The Rose Man.
Take 5 - a questionnaire series for young artists to share their path
O Say Can You See? Essay on America and how she's seen by young, old, native, French visitors of the 19th century, expats, self, etc.
What Are We So Afraid Of? Essay on dealing with change - in America, in politics, in relation and understanding of how to create our world. (and getting over the fear.)
How to Make a Mix Tape (circa 1992). Four beat manual for how to create a mix tape.
Facebook Through the Generations. A look at FB use through each decade of life.
Fathers on Film (FYLH). Dads on film and fathers you'd like to have (FYLH).
I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski. A look at the Dude - and a rising cult.
Sunscreen: All I Ever Learned #1. Kicking off a new series for readers to list all they ever learned about any topic, and a humble list of my own.
An Interview with Sloane Tanen: Reinventing Your Art