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Jessie Gaynor
Eric Puchner on Humor, Craft, and Creating “Perfect Ambivalence” on the Page
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Jessie Gaynor
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The ten cringiest things in poetry.
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"Even when writing an escapist romance, Wharton is inescapably herself"
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Jessie Gaynor
| August 4, 2023
Classic children's books, rewritten for
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| July 13, 2023
Jessie Gaynor on Finding the
Why
“A love of the micro need not preclude attention to the macro.”
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Jessie Gaynor
| June 23, 2023
Apple will finally stop ducking up all your expletive-laced text messages.
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Jessie Gaynor
| June 8, 2023
The case against criticizing books (specifically mine).
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Jessie Gaynor
| May 31, 2023
A Texas school found the most horrifying way to use public domain Winnie-the-Pooh.
By
Jessie Gaynor
| May 30, 2023
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