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“I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

“I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

How Willa Cather Uses Physical Details in Service to Emotional Ends

By Corey Sobel | March 15, 2024

Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

The Author of “Mother Doll” in Conversation with Melissa Ximena Golebiowski

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski | March 15, 2024

From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

“To tell such tales again is to tell them for the first time.”

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

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By Avril Horner | March 14, 2024

Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

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By History of Literature | March 14, 2024

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

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Diane Seuss on Discovering Objectivity Through Aging

Diane Seuss on Discovering Objectivity Through Aging

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What Writers Can Learn From Adapting Their Own Work for the Screen

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