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Francesca Lia Block is a Lot More than <em>Weetzie Bat</em>

Francesca Lia Block is a Lot More than Weetzie Bat

The Beloved Writer on Defying Expectations and Trying New Things

By Zan Romanoff | May 7, 2018

Against Clarity (or In Praise of Youthful Wisdom)

Against Clarity (or In Praise of Youthful Wisdom)

Steven Church: You Don't Have to Be Old to Write a Memoir

By Steven Church | May 1, 2018

The Night I Slept in James Thurber's Bed

The Night I Slept in James Thurber's Bed

A Haunted House and Dog Lover's Paradise

By Annabelle Gurwitch | May 1, 2018

Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em>

Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write The Handmaid's Tale

The Origin Story of an Iconic Novel

By Margaret Atwood | April 25, 2018

Undercover at the Miss Ex-Yugoslavia Pageant

Undercover at the Miss Ex-Yugoslavia Pageant

Sofija Stefanovic on the Weird World of an Australian Beauty Contest

By Sofija Stefanovic | April 17, 2018

An Open Letter to My Dog: I Couldn't Have Written This Without You

An Open Letter to My Dog: I Couldn't Have Written This Without You

Cinelle Barnes on How She Pushed Through a Trauma Memoir

By Cinelle Barnes | April 17, 2018

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 We’ll Always Have Paris: My Time in Texas with Sam Shepard's Notebooks

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Music and My Father

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On Blood, Birth, and the Talismanic Power of Red Lipstick

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Gay, Muslim, Refugee: On Making a Life in Trump's America

Gay, Muslim, Refugee: On Making a Life in Trump's America

Aleksandar Hemon Tells the Story of Kemalemir Frashto

By Aleksandar Hemon | April 9, 2018

Samantha Irby: Why I'd Rather Live Alone

Samantha Irby: Why I'd Rather Live Alone

I Have Neither the Time nor Patience to Fix My Gross Shit

By Samantha Irby | April 5, 2018

In the Endless Sameness of Prison, Writing Kept Me Human

In the Endless Sameness of Prison, Writing Kept Me Human

"Paper, Any Paper, is About the Most Precious Article for a Political Prisoner"

By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | March 28, 2018

How Teaching a Writing Class Helped Me Pay Off a Mob Boss

How Teaching a Writing Class Helped Me Pay Off a Mob Boss

An Idea Born from Desperation

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The Time I Drank with Borges in a Scottish Pub

The Time I Drank with Borges in a Scottish Pub

Jay Parini Encounters Greatness Near the East Neuk of Fife

By Jay Parini | March 20, 2018

Gambling with My Grandmother: From the Philippines to America

Gambling with My Grandmother: From the Philippines to America

"The Odds are Against Us, but That’s Never Stopped us from Betting."

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'We Need You to Be a Zealot.' My Life in Scientology

'We Need You to Be a Zealot.' My Life in Scientology

“The whole agonized future of this planet depend on what you do here."

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