Ken Ilgunas

Damn she’s pretty. We were in the basement of a coffee shop off campus. She sat with her back to me, typing in a laptop surrounded with a...

Last month my parents and aunt visited me in North Carolina. My mom and aunt hadn’t taken vacations in a while and because my father was...

I titled my head back and dumped four tiny pills into my mouth from a small paper cup. It was the first time in years I’d taken a drug. I...

Thi'm thalking thike thith now becauth I thurt my thod thamn thongue. I was a minute into a two vs. two pickup basketball game when one...

My friend Shannon gave me a haircut recently. Ever since I moved out of Alaska, I’ve been thoughtlessly paying professionals to cut my...

I could feel the heat of the fire from 50 yards away. Helicopters pitter-pattered far above and students occasionally incanted “Let’s Go...

I've gotten a few things from my published article: 1. A measly $150 check from Salon (whose editors clearly didn’t take pity on my...

Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till...

Ever since my article published, I’ve been giving lots of tours. For those of you unable to make it to Durham to see the van for...

From above, they might look like a brigade of prime-colored parachutes descending into a Scottish stone fortress. From eye-level, they...

I'm on the radio show The Story with Dick Gordon today. It's very NPRish and, in my opinion, very good. Click here to listen. Scroll to...

So I got in a bit of an accident the other day. It’s strange how guilty I feel when I think about withholding some new development from...

Before radical living began, the shower situation was a huge concern. I figured the gym—like any gym—would have showers, but I worried...

[UPDATE: It looks like I will be on Air America’s The Ron Reagan Show this Friday, Jan. 8, around 7 p.m. ET. I’m not sure if you can...

You know you’ve become popular when CBS News photoshops your van flying over Duke Chapel. It’s been an interesting week. “I live in a Van...

I got printed in Salon today. What this means: 1. My identity is revealed. 2. Duke knows about the van. 3. I… am… fucked.

I’ve had the van for nearly a year. Last week, I gave it my first deep-cleaning. I have several justifiable reasons for putting off the...

I was held captive in the van yesterday afternoon. It was a nice day so I was in no hurry to walk to campus. I spent the afternoon—all...

I was sitting cross-legged on my van floor reading a book in a pair of sky blue boxer briefs that had rolled up to my upper thighs. I had...

I thought about writing “Kids, I have candy” on the side of my van, but I figured that would get me in a lot more trouble than just...