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“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

“I Wanted to Be on Fire.” On the Connection Between Art and Self-Destruction

Bridget Collins Considers the Hagiography of the Tortured Artist

By Bridget Collins | May 19, 2021

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

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Nancy Jo Sales Considers the Perils of Instant Gratification and the Hellscape That is Tinder

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Letting Go of Silence in the Wake of Miscarriage

Letting Go of Silence in the Wake of Miscarriage

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T Kira Madden on Centering Pacific Island Voices

This Week on the Reading Women Podcast

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Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

Courtney Zoffness on the One Characteristic That Writers Share

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 19, 2021

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

Olivette Otele Considers the Historical Representation of Black People in Art and Fiction

By Olivette Otele | May 19, 2021

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“Why can’t I go a week without wondering what she might have made of the person I’ve become?”

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“All He Wanted From Us Was Truth.” Remembering Stephen Dixon

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing Your Work in a Literary Magazine

Erica Jenks Henry on the Fruits of a Seemingly Sisyphean Endeavor

By Erica Jenks Henry | May 18, 2021

How to Be Cool: On the Societal Expectations Placed on Black Boys vs. White Boys

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Brian Broome Considers the One-Two Punch of Gender and Racial Identity

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On Midcentury American Literature’s Preoccupation with Scandalous Sex

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The Lit Century Podcast Rereads Valley of the Dolls

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