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My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

My Child Does Not Love to Read, And I’m (Starting to Be) Okay With That

Mira Ptacin on Learning to Embrace the Differences Between Herself and Her Son

By Mira Ptacin | October 6, 2025

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Mira Ptacin on Transforming One’s Inner Critic

By Mira Ptacin | July 22, 2024

Anna Noyes on How Residencies and New Routines Create New Neural Pathways (and Help You Write Better)

Anna Noyes on How Residencies and New Routines Create New Neural Pathways (and Help You Write Better)

Mira Ptacin in Conversation with the Author of “The Blue Maiden”

By Mira Ptacin | May 23, 2024

Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children’s Book Writer

Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children’s Book Writer

Mira Ptacin on Motherhood, Jon J. Muth's “The Three Questions,” and the Value of Learning to Live Moment to Moment

By Mira Ptacin | March 11, 2024

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

The Author of Arguing for a Better World Talks to Mira Ptacin About the Intersection of Philosophy and Social Justice

By Mira Ptacin | August 8, 2023

Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

The Author of Still Life at Eighty in Conversation with Mira Ptacin

By Mira Ptacin | May 15, 2023

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