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Rivka Galchen on Her Instinct to Abandon Projects

Rivka Galchen on Her Instinct to Abandon Projects

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | July 21, 2021

Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | July 14, 2021

Kristen Radtke: “Putting Anything into the World Is Totally Humiliating”

Kristen Radtke: “Putting Anything into the World Is Totally Humiliating”

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | July 7, 2021

Jericho Brown on Church, Desire, and Learning How to Change

Jericho Brown on Church, Desire, and Learning How to Change

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | June 30, 2021

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in Praise of Unconventional Writing Practices

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in Praise of Unconventional Writing Practices

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | June 23, 2021

Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | June 16, 2021

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Donika Kelly: What It’s Like on the Other Side of Writing Trauma

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Hilary Leichter: “I Don’t Feel Like I’m in a Realist World”

By Thresholds | May 26, 2021

C Pam Zhang on the Psychic Idea of Home

C Pam Zhang on the Psychic Idea of Home

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By Thresholds | May 19, 2021

Rachel Kushner: Everything Behind You Is Part of Your Present Tense

Rachel Kushner: Everything Behind You Is Part of Your Present Tense

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By Thresholds | May 12, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib on Decentering Pain in the Stories of Black Lives

Hanif Abdurraqib on Decentering Pain in the Stories of Black Lives

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Ahmed Naji on the Contemporary Reality of the Exiled Writer

Ahmed Naji on the Contemporary Reality of the Exiled Writer

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Aimee Nezhukumatathil: If You’re Going to Cut Down Forests, Have the Decency to Name What You Destroy

Aimee Nezhukumatathil: If You’re Going to Cut Down Forests, Have the Decency to Name What You Destroy

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Jordan Kisner on Obsession Versus Possession in <em>Thin Places</em>

Jordan Kisner on Obsession Versus Possession in Thin Places

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Fariha Róisín on Learning to Care Less About the Publishing World’s Rules

Fariha Róisín on Learning to Care Less About the Publishing World’s Rules

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