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Read 20 Famous Authors' Very First Published Short Stories

Read 20 Famous Authors' Very First Published Short Stories

From Jesmyn Ward to Mary Gaitskill to William Faulkner

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2018

I Don't Spend Much Time in Nature, But I Love Reading About It

I Don't Spend Much Time in Nature, But I Love Reading About It

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Every Day, Another Language Dies

Every Day, Another Language Dies

A Formal Farewell to Words We'll Never Hear Again

By Heather Altfeld | May 29, 2018

From <em>Star Wars</em> to <em>Lord of the Rings</em>, How to Build a World

From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, How to Build a World

The Art of Making the Imaginary Seem Real

By A.D. Jameson | May 29, 2018

Where Hemingway Went to Write, After Partying in Venice

Where Hemingway Went to Write, After Partying in Venice

We Could All Use a Quiet, Rustic Island...

By Andrea Di Robilant | May 29, 2018

The Two Times I Loved You the Most On a Farm

The Two Times I Loved You the Most On a Farm

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Being a Marine Taught Me How to Kill, But Not How to Handle Death

Being a Marine Taught Me How to Kill, But Not How to Handle Death

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Thomas McGuane on <em>Not</em> Living the Writer's Life

Thomas McGuane on Not Living the Writer's Life

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