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Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

“I think there’s some value in the kind of understanding fiction offers, whereby anything is possible.”

By Chantel Acevedo | June 18, 2026

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A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on The Cremation of Sam McGee

“He haunts us, but sometimes, playfully, surprisingly—and in this way, even in death, like McGee, he returns.”

By Annakeara Stinson | June 17, 2026

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There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Wedding: On Finding Inspiration in Someone Else’s Nuptials

There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Wedding: On Finding Inspiration in Someone Else’s Nuptials

“The most wonderful thing about attending someone else’s wedding is that it’s not my own.”

By Bobby Finger | June 16, 2026

Working in Advertising Helped Me Write My Memoir

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Lu Chekowsky on Writing the Truth After a Career in Fiction

By Lu Chekowsky | June 15, 2026

Between Verdict and Voice, From Judge to Writer

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To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

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By Sofia Montrone | June 10, 2026

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What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

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