May-June 2012

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I really want you, resolute reader, to read this entire story. Yes, that’s you. And it’s really important. So what will it take to make it happen?... Read more
Paul Salem
Paul SalemA Moral Imperative to Heal As the oldest member of the Class of 2012 and its only combat veteran, former U.S. Marine Paul Salem arrived on... Read more
Safe at home: Fiona Gardner struggled with the death of her older brother. [Chris Hildreth]
Crystal Collins was nine, and her dad would buy her nice clothes. Crystal’s mother had given her up at birth, and her dad had raised her. He’d... Read more
That's a wrap: Lepselter at New York's Sound One studios
In a low-lit mixing room in New York’s Sound One studios, Alisa Lepselter and two audio engineers are tinkering with the sound levels of a scene from... Read more
What's in It for Me?
Ready to Launch
The Narrative of Dark Places
Making the Cut