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On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

On the Writer of Erotic Harry Potter Fan Fiction Who Messaged Me First

Orlando Reade Explores the Intersection of Technology, Desire and Uncanny Doppelgangers

By Orlando Reade | November 18, 2025

Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

Open Your Mouth and Sing: Frode Grytten on Becoming a Writer and Growing Up in Norway

“To write is to transport yourself to another world, to step into the lives of others, but also to connect yourself to those lives...”

By Frode Grytten | November 18, 2025

Suddenly So Alone: Jean Chen Ho on Dislocation and Longing in Upstate New York

Suddenly So Alone: Jean Chen Ho on Dislocation and Longing in Upstate New York

“A person can get used to anything. I got used to being alone all the time.”

By Jean Chen Ho | November 17, 2025

A Day of Fragile Hope: On Gaza’s First Moments of Ceasefire

A Day of Fragile Hope: On Gaza’s First Moments of Ceasefire

Hani Qarmoot: ”The ceasefire was more than a political announcement; it was a reclaiming of humanity.”

By Hani Qarmout | November 13, 2025

Why Film and Literature Fear Telling The Truth About Losing a Parent

Why Film and Literature Fear Telling The Truth About Losing a Parent

Tiffany Graham Charkosky on Finding Healing in Telling Her Own Story of Maternal Loss

By Tiffany Graham Charkosky | November 13, 2025

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Grace Walker: “Two lives, two minds, combining. It’s the idea that shaped my writing, and now, in a quieter way, my days.”

By Grace Walker | November 12, 2025

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Lynn Hershman Leeson Recalls Her Participation in Christo’s Running Fence Project

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How I Came to Know My Cuban Grandfather Through Archival Research

How I Came to Know My Cuban Grandfather Through Archival Research

Elena Sheppard: "I saw quickly and clearly that in many ways our minds were stuck in the same loops."

By Elena Sheppard | November 6, 2025

Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

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The Acclaimed Director Looks Back on the Start of His Legendary Career

By Abel Ferrara | November 6, 2025

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

Atash Yaghmaian: “In English, I’m just someone—free, unclaimed, and therefore, for the first time, self-defined.”

By Atash Yaghmaian | November 6, 2025

Georgi Gospodinov on the Loss of His Father and Writing About Death

Georgi Gospodinov on the Loss of His Father and Writing About Death

The Author of Death and the Gardener in Conversation with His Translator, Angela Rodel

By Angela Rodel | November 5, 2025

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Anna Hogeland: ”I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.”

By Anna Hogeland | November 5, 2025

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