David Wolman
David Wolman’s work has twice been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series, he was a finalist for a National Magazine Award, and he has written four works of nonfiction: Aloha Rodeo (with Julian Smith), The End of Money, Righting the Mother Tongue, and A Left-Hand Turn Around the World. He lives in Hawaii with his family.

The ‘Undesirables’
Beginning in the McCarthy era, more than 30,000 men and women were kicked out of the military on charges of homosexuality. Among them was Helen Grace James, who some six decades later began the fight for an honorable discharge for herself—and other affected veterans.

No Pity
In Portland, a band of fed-up citizens are fighting back against car thieves and chop shops. They’ll step in where law enforcement can’t and do repos on behalf of crime victims.