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Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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Vauhini Vara on Grounding Fiction with Cultural Touchstones

Vauhini Vara on Grounding Fiction with Cultural Touchstones

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“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

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Maeve Higgins Wants Us to Take Levity (and Language) More Seriously

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Emily St. John Mandel on Finding a Sense of Creative Recklessness

Emily St. John Mandel on Finding a Sense of Creative Recklessness

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Chloé Cooper Jones on Self-Erasure, Vulnerability, and Writing About Tennis as a Dodge

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