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My Name is Kyle Seibel. So Obviously I Went to Kyle Fest in Kyle, Texas.

My Name is Kyle Seibel. So Obviously I Went to Kyle Fest in Kyle, Texas.

“Somewhere beneath the bugle blast, the beer bloat, the crush of bodies, I was part of something.”

By Kyle Seibel | March 26, 2025

Life After One-Word Virality: Yes, I’m the Person Who Came Up With #Scandoval

Life After One-Word Virality: Yes, I’m the Person Who Came Up With #Scandoval

Hannah Selinger on Coining the Perfect Portmanteau (and Writing a Whole Book)

By Hannah Selinger | March 26, 2025

“Be Faithful, Steady, and True.” What K-Pop Taught Me About My Korean-American Identity

“Be Faithful, Steady, and True.” What K-Pop Taught Me About My Korean-American Identity

Giaae Kwon Explores Stans, Biases and the Joys, and the Pitfalls of Participating in Fandom

By Giaae Kwon | March 26, 2025

Why Testimonial and Confessional Writing Remains Necessary in the Post-#MeToo Era

Why Testimonial and Confessional Writing Remains Necessary in the Post-#MeToo Era

Jamie Hood In Defense of the Earnest, the Sentimental, and Those Who Still Need to Put Their Trauma Into Words

By Jamie Hood | March 25, 2025

Graydon Carter on <br>The Golden Age of Magazines

Graydon Carter on
The Golden Age of Magazines

Terry McDonell Talks to Legendary Editor About His New Book

By Terry McDonell | March 25, 2025

The Power of Absence: How Loss Can Help Fuel a Creative Life

The Power of Absence: How Loss Can Help Fuel a Creative Life

Sanam Mahloudji: “If I didn’t feel an absence or a sense of loss, there would be no need to write.”

By Sanam Mahloudji | March 25, 2025

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Constructing Blackness: Reading My Identity in Maryse Condé’s “Segu”

By Mia Fowler | March 24, 2025

The Two Times You Meet the Devil: On Chance Encounters With the Everyday Strange

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On Writing the Hospital

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What the Work of Literary Production Reveals About the Resonance of History

What the Work of Literary Production Reveals About the Resonance of History

Stuart Nadler: “The work is everything, and the work is heartbreaking.”

By Stuart Nadler | March 19, 2025

To Run With Music is to Encounter Yourself With Every Step

To Run With Music is to Encounter Yourself With Every Step

Ben Ratliff on the Power of Life With a Soundtrack

By Ben Ratliff | March 17, 2025

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s <em>The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria</em>

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria

Gabriela Wiener Considers a Beloved, Life-Changing Book

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How Visions of Freediving Helped Diane Mehta Finish Her Novel

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The Author of "Happier Far" Reflects on Racism and the Religious Experience of Underwater Immersion

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Shilling Books While Rome Burns: Why Politicians Need to Focus on Their Day Jobs

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You Cannot Go to Your Country: Victoria Amelina on the Start of War in Ukraine

You Cannot Go to Your Country: Victoria Amelina on the Start of War in Ukraine

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