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On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Self-hating, dishonest, twisted stories diminish our lives and prevent us from knowing who we are.”

By Mark Matousek | June 22, 2023

On the Beauty and Art of Making a Watch

On the Beauty and Art of Making a Watch

“One of the key skills for any watchmaker is the ability to find tiny shiny things on the floor.”

By Rebecca Struthers | June 22, 2023

Geena Rocero on Writing <em>Horse Barbie</em> to Process Her Transition

Geena Rocero on Writing Horse Barbie to Process Her Transition

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | June 22, 2023

The Rituals of Death and Dying in Central Appalachia

The Rituals of Death and Dying in Central Appalachia

Stacy Jane Grover on the Quiet Shuffle of a Death Vigil

By Stacy Jane Grover | June 21, 2023

How Taylor Swift Saved My Writing

How Taylor Swift Saved My Writing

Ethan Joella on Finding Confidence as a Writer By Listening to Pop Music

By Ethan Joella | June 21, 2023

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

“The sense of drowning comes with a clarity of sorts: you get to know intimately, if only for a few seconds.”

By Omar El Akkad | June 16, 2023

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Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

By Helen Ellis | June 16, 2023

How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

By Deborah Willis | June 15, 2023

A Short Childhood and a Long Depression with Luiz Schwarcz

By Just the Right Book | June 15, 2023

Snapshots of the End of Travel: On Trying to Enter a Personal No-Fly Zone

Snapshots of the End of Travel: On Trying to Enter a Personal No-Fly Zone

Amy Benson Wrestles With the Devastating Consequences of Air Travel

By Amy Benson | June 14, 2023

How Colorado Became Ground Zero For Hemp Production

How Colorado Became Ground Zero For Hemp Production

Finn Murphy on the Growth of a New Cash Crop in the Mountain West

By Finn Murphy | June 14, 2023

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

Alaya Dawn Johnson Considers the Persistence of Real Life

By Alaya Dawn Johnson | June 14, 2023

I Am Spasticus! On Discovering You Have Cerebral Palsy

I Am Spasticus! On Discovering You Have Cerebral Palsy

Greg Marshall Considers a Long-Held Medical and Family Secret

By Greg Marshall | June 14, 2023

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

“As we work to fashion a fully rendered version of ourselves, however, we are also arguably creating that self.”

By Sarah Viren | June 13, 2023

An Excellent View of Oblivion: On Italy’s Vanishing Towns

An Excellent View of Oblivion: On Italy’s Vanishing Towns

Dominic Smith Considers Desertion, Both Physical and Emotional

By Dominic Smith | June 13, 2023

Martha Hodes on Her Memoir of a 50-Year-Old Hijacking

Martha Hodes on Her Memoir of a 50-Year-Old Hijacking

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 13, 2023

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