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Why I Quit Being a Writer

Why I Quit Being a Writer

Jaime Clarke on Saying Goodbye to the Writing Life

By Jaime Clarke | May 11, 2016

Dear Rick Moody: Should I End My Affair?

Dear Rick Moody: Should I End My Affair?

Rick Moody, Life Coach, on the Cost of Infidelity

By Rick Moody | May 10, 2016

Why Fiction Needs More Women Scientists

Why Fiction Needs More Women Scientists

When A Plot is Handed to You on a Petri Dish, Write It

By Eileen Pollack | May 10, 2016

Anton Chekhov: A Post-Post-Modernist Way Ahead of His Time

Anton Chekhov: A Post-Post-Modernist Way Ahead of His Time

What it Means To Be Chekhovian: Lively, Innovative, Experimental

By Peter Constantine | May 9, 2016

Using Crime Fiction to Present Fully Formed Muslim Characters

Using Crime Fiction to Present Fully Formed Muslim Characters

Ausma Zehanat Khan, Human Rights Activist and Mystery Writer

By Marni Graff | May 9, 2016

No One is Writing the Real West Virginia

No One is Writing the Real West Virginia

Why Rural Lives and Literature are in Crisis

By Matthew Neill Null | May 9, 2016

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Motherhood vs. Art: There Is No Wrong Choice

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Exploring the Sustenance of Song and Historical Clapbacks

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The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

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How Judy Blume Changed My Life

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