Hitler's Dog, and Other Problems of Historical Fiction

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On Writing, Parenthood and Trying to Stay a Little Wild

On Writing, Parenthood and Trying to Stay a Little Wild

Laura Cronk on the Ways that Her Children Have and Haven't Changed Her Work

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The Editor Inside My Head is a Cruel and Demanding S.O.B.

The Editor Inside My Head is a Cruel and Demanding S.O.B.

Michael Koryta on Craft and the Notes He Leaves for Himself

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Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview

Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview

On Form, Style, POV and Whether or Not It Really Happened...

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How to Reject a Writer, and Other Advice For Editors

How to Reject a Writer, and Other Advice For Editors

On Dealing with "Acid-Sucking Pieces of Illiterate Shit" and Holding the Poetry Editor's Penis

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Who Gets to Decide What Counts as “English”?

Who Gets to Decide What Counts as “English”?

On Decolonizing Language

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