David Byron Queen’s September issue story “Fantastic” is quite a whirlwind—and given what David shares here for our Just One Thing feature, that impression makes a lot of sense.

Sometimes it seems too easy to describe a piece of writing as powerful, but Rui-Yang Peng’s September issue memoir “Picasso Face” is just that. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.

If you’ve read our September issue, you’ve surely noticed Jason R. Montgomery’s vibrant artwork splashed across the homepage. Here Jason shares just one thing about “Not Medicine.”

Darrell Grayson and Michael Donald—the men featured in Cree Pettaway’s September issue flash “Yellow Mama, Take Me Home”—were both real people. Darrell Grayson was executed in 2007 for murder, despite his pleas for a DNA test that may have proven his innocence; Michael Donald was one of the last reported lynchings in the United States, in 1981. Here Cree shares just one thing about her piece.

Jahan Khajavi’s September issue poem “37 Ways to Clean Cum from a Suede Shirt” may be the only ghazal we’ve ever published—and we’re pretty excited about it! Here Jahan shares just one thing about the piece.

Gina Chung’s August issue story “Green Frog” has been getting lots of love—it was even Longform Fiction’s pick of the week! Here she shares just one thing about the piece.

Aliceanna Stopher’s August issue memoir “Creation Myths” ties family, memory and the solar system together—all eternal, enormous, difficult to grapple with. Here she shares just one thing about the piece.