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Writing Fiction Is a Way to Ensure My Ancestors’ Stories Are Remembered

Writing Fiction Is a Way to Ensure My Ancestors’ Stories Are Remembered

Jamila Minnicks on Finding Inspirations in Her Family’s Triumphs—Not Only Their Traumas

By Jamila Minnicks | January 23, 2023

Susan Griffin on Following the Sounds of Words

Susan Griffin on Following the Sounds of Words

“If the sound of your words is true, your reader will be riveted if not enchanted.”

By Susan Griffin | January 20, 2023

In Memory of Russell Banks: Rick Moody on an Iconic Writer’s Life, Work and Legacy

In Memory of Russell Banks: Rick Moody on an Iconic Writer’s Life, Work and Legacy

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 19, 2023

Monica Heisey: Surprise, Real Life Isn’t a Nancy Meyers Movie

Monica Heisey: Surprise, Real Life Isn’t a Nancy Meyers Movie

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | January 19, 2023

Matthew Salesses: “The K-Drama Ended Up Being the Piece That Helped Me To Put it Together”

Matthew Salesses: “The K-Drama Ended Up Being the Piece That Helped Me To Put it Together”

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 19, 2023

Marisa Crane on the Finer Points of Experimental Fiction

Marisa Crane on the Finer Points of Experimental Fiction

“The experimental form should relate to and enhance the themes and narrative—not distract from it.”

By Mac Crane | January 19, 2023

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