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Shocked Into Dreaming: Why Puppets Inspire My Creativity and Spark My Curiosity

Shocked Into Dreaming: Why Puppets Inspire My Creativity and Spark My Curiosity

Liz Weiss on Finding Unexpected Forms of Escape

By Elizabeth Weiss | December 1, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

Kaya Oakes on the Life and Times of the Legendary Activist

By Kaya Oakes | November 30, 2021

Mirion Malle: “Let's Talk About Mental Health Without Pointing Blame”

Mirion Malle: “Let's Talk About Mental Health Without Pointing Blame”

The Author of This is How I Disappear Speaks With Sophie Yanow

By Sophie Yanow | November 29, 2021

On Finally Finding an Authentic Voice (After Writing Several Dozen Books)

On Finally Finding an Authentic Voice (After Writing Several Dozen Books)

Mark Scarbrough Takes the Scenic Route to Memoir Writing

By Mark Scarbrough | November 29, 2021

How My Passion Project Led to Burnout: On the Bittersweet Rewards of Creative Risks

How My Passion Project Led to Burnout: On the Bittersweet Rewards of Creative Risks

Leigh Stein Considers Life as a Working Writer and the Challenges of Forming an Alternative to AWP

By Leigh Stein | November 29, 2021

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If You Want to Write a Novel, Start with a Plan

By Stephanie Gangi | November 24, 2021

Ann Patchett on Creating the Work Space You Need

By Ann Patchett | November 23, 2021

Learning About BDSM—By Doing It Myself

By Jenny Valentish | November 23, 2021

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

What I Learned About Myself and the Natural World by Swimming with Sharks

Ross Frylinck on the Mysterious Allure of Marine Life

By Ross Frylinck | November 19, 2021

In Willem de Kooning’s Loft at the Dawn of Bohemian New York

In Willem de Kooning’s Loft at the Dawn of Bohemian New York

Edith Schloss, Artist and Diarist, on Downtown Loft Life

By Edith Schloss | November 19, 2021

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s <em>Confessions</em>

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s Confessions

Roosevelt Montás on Reading—and Teaching—the Story of a Journey to Conversion

By Roosevelt Montás | November 19, 2021

Charles Band on Shooting Inside His Own Castle and Borrowing a Costume from <em>Bram Stoker’s Dracula</em>

Charles Band on Shooting Inside His Own Castle and Borrowing a Costume from Bram Stoker’s Dracula

The Filmmaker Recalls Making The Pit and the Pendulum and Meridian

By Charles Band | November 19, 2021

<em>The Boys</em> by Ron Howard and Clint Howard, Read by the Authors and Bryce Dallas Howard

The Boys by Ron Howard and Clint Howard, Read by the Authors and Bryce Dallas Howard

Their Lives in Hollywood, and At Home

By Behind the Mic | November 19, 2021

“It Could Have All Been So Different.” Ron Howard Reflects on His Life and Career

“It Could Have All Been So Different.” Ron Howard Reflects on His Life and Career

From the Family Farm to the Hollywood Hills, From A New Joint Memoir With His Brother Clint Howard

By Ron Howard | November 18, 2021

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Charles Finch Remembers the Early, Uncertain Days of the Pandemic

By Charles Finch | November 18, 2021

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