Short story: Wither and Blossom by Suvi Kauppila, from Strange Horizons, March 2017. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Rudie Can’t Fail in South Padre by Quraysh Ali Lansana, listened to on the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Now podcast, from March 2017. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Addiction is a Disease. We Should Treat it Like One by Michael Botticelli, listened to on the TEDTalks podcast, from March 2017. Highly Recommended.