We've trawled the archives for these storiesâsome recent, and some from years backâand put them all in one place. Click the jump for a long summer reading list, a Pickathon primer if you will. If you need to, you can bookmark this page for the bus stop, the barber, the bathroom, or wherever you get your best reading done.
Sam AmidonââPassing the Torchâ by Ned Lannamann, September 9, 2010
Jackson BooneââFar Outâ by Ryan J. Prado, September 24, 2014
Leon BridgesâWonderful Worldâ by Andrew R Tonry, April 15, 2015
Cloud NothingsââSky Highâ by Mark Lore, March 1, 2012
Ex HexââGet a Ripâ by Ben Salmon, October 15, 2014
Alice Gerrardâ"Homeward Bound" by Ben Salmon, July 29, 2015
GrandparentsââYoung and Wiseâ by Mark Lore, January 23, 2013
HappynessââBirthday Boysâ by Ned Lannamann, April 1, 2015
Heartless BastardsââComing Down from the Mountain,â by Ned Lannamann, August 5, 2010
Hiss Golden MessengerââChild Is Father of the Manâ by Santi Elijah Holley, November 4, 2014
King TuffââTuffer than Leatherâ by Mark Lore, October 22, 2014
King TuffââStrangerâs Candyâ by Ned Lannamann, July 19, 2012
Kevin MorbyââBreaking Awayâ by Ryan J. Prado, August 6, 2014
Jessica PrattââStrange Melodyâ by Ben Salmon, February 18, 2015
Ty SegallââPlatform Boots on the Beachâ by Dave Segal, July 28, 2011
Ty SegallââEndless Scummerâ by Ethan Jayne, July 1, 2010
Shabazz PalacesââBack in Blackâ by Claire Lobenfeld, September 8, 2011
Shabazz PalacesââTribe of Shabazzâ by Ryan Feigh, July 8, 2010
Langhorne SlimââIn the Land of Dreamsâ by Ned Lannamann, September 17, 2009
Langhorne SlimââHard-Luck Slimâ by Ned Lannamann, January 24, 2008
Sonny and the SunsetsââMr. Spacemanâ by Ned Lannamann, September 4, 2013
Summer CannibalsââAll It Takesâ by Santi Elijah Holley, March 4, 2015
Summer CannibalsââBark and Biteâ by Chipp Terwilliger, July 31, 2013
tUnE-yArDsââPinch Meâ by Andrew R Tonry, April 28, 2011
William TylerââGeography of Nowhereâ by Ben Salmon
VetiverââSans Devendraâ by Adam Gnade, March 23, 2006
Viet CongââMarch of Progressâ by Ryan J. Prado, February 25, 2015
Ryley WalkerââSweet Satisfactionâ by Ned Lannamann, June 3, 2015
WandââMeat and Vegâ by Ben Salmon
Kamasi Washingtonâ"Rebirth of the Cool" by Mark Lore, July 29, 2015
The Weather StationââTrue Forecastâ by Robin Bacior, June 3, 2015
Wolf Peopleâ"A Series of Tests" by Ned Lannamann, July 29, 2015