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When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

When to Write It, When to Walk Away: On the Problem of Too Much Metaphor

Jessica Francis Kane Makes Rags From Riches

By Jessica Francis Kane | May 14, 2019

Behind the Book Dedications:

Behind the Book Dedications: "A Private Moment in a Public Object"

Secret Messages, Sweet Nothings, and Sincere Thanks

By Julia Carpenter | May 14, 2019

Uncovering the Secret History of a WWII-Era Brooklyn Spy

Uncovering the Secret History of a WWII-Era Brooklyn Spy

How to Reconstruct a Life with the Public Record

By David A. Taylor | May 14, 2019

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Jackson, Mississippi

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Jackson, Mississippi

Our Cool Shit is Cheap, and Our Cheap Shit is Cool

By Tom Head | May 13, 2019

Tobias Wolff on the Iconic Memoir He Never <br>Intended to Write

Tobias Wolff on the Iconic Memoir He Never
Intended to Write

"I was overcome by admiration for my mother’s courage, and gratitude for her loyalty..."

By Tobias Wolff | May 10, 2019

The Stories Mothers Never Tell

The Stories Mothers Never Tell

A Collaborative Essay by Jill Talbot and Marcia Aldrich

By Jill Talbot and Marcia Aldrich | May 10, 2019

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Taking an Author's Photo Is Like Going on a First Date

By Nina Subin | May 6, 2019

The New Toolkit For Opening Up Your Memoir Writing

By Eve Makis | May 6, 2019

On Not Writing About My Father, an Actual Mad Scientist

By Erika Swyler | May 3, 2019

Poetry, Like Witchcraft and Magick, is an Act of Transformation

Poetry, Like Witchcraft and Magick, is an Act of Transformation

in a very literal sense."">"When I say my poems worked as spells, I mean it
in a very literal sense."

By Janaka Stucky | May 3, 2019

Finding Freedom in Writing a Language My <br>Parents Can't Read

Finding Freedom in Writing a Language My
Parents Can't Read

Kia Abdullah on Being Herself in Print

By Kia Abdullah | May 1, 2019

On the Struggle to Become a True<br> Parisian Flaneur

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Ayesegul Savas Unravels a Novel on the City's Streets

By Aysegül Savas | April 30, 2019

David Means on the World As<br> Endless Inspiration

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"Art arrives out of a tension between the private and the public..."

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How to Write a Book in Ten Days

How to Write a Book in Ten Days

Philip K. Dick Award-Winner Meg Elison On Getting It Done

By Meg Elison | April 26, 2019

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

When the World of Fact Helps Fiction Do Its Job

By Andrea Rothman | April 26, 2019

On Editing Oliver Sacks After<br> He Was Gone

On Editing Oliver Sacks After
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How the Author of 13 Books Never Stopped Loving the Publishing Process

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