Paul Crenshaw

Paul Crenshaw is the author of the essay collections This One Will Hurt You, This We’ll Defend, and Melt With Me. His work has also appeared in Best American Essays, Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Pushcart Prize, Oxford American, Glimmer Train, and Tin House.

Jeremy Spoke in Class Today

On guns, MTV, Stephen King, and the nightmare from which we cannot awake

By Paul Crenshaw | Monday June 2, 2025

Smoke Out

Lighting up as the world is burning down

By Paul Crenshaw | Monday November 2, 2020

Jeremy Spoke in Class Today

By Paul Crenshaw | Monday June 2, 2025

Smoke Out

By Paul Crenshaw | Monday November 2, 2020

● NEWSLETTER

Please enter a valid email address
That address is already in use
The security code entered was incorrect
Thanks for signing up