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Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra:<br> “Ah, Fuck Em.”

Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra:
“Ah, Fuck Em.”

From Her One Story Literary Debutante Ball Address

By Alice McDermott | May 10, 2024

Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

“Undo the shame of forgetting. Dig and sift through dark soil. Feel its texture.”

By Karen Tei Yamashita | May 10, 2024

Sitting at the Cool Table: Christina Cooke and Marissa Higgins on the (Supposed) Renaissance of Queer Lit

Sitting at the Cool Table: Christina Cooke and Marissa Higgins on the (Supposed) Renaissance of Queer Lit

The Authors of “Broughtupsy” and “A Good Happy Girl” in Conversation

By Christina Cooke | May 10, 2024

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

The Author of “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances” in Talks to Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | May 9, 2024

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

Simon Van Booy on Letting Go and Following the Story Wherever It Takes Him

By Simon Van Booy | May 9, 2024

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Fiona Warnick on the Question of What Is Worth Documenting

By Fiona Warnick | May 9, 2024

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Sophie Ratcliffe on Loss and Love

By History of Literature | May 9, 2024

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of The Millstone by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

By Carrie Mullins | May 8, 2024

Writing With “Sprezz.” On the Art of Saying Just Enough

By Magdalena Zyzak | May 7, 2024

A Daughter Becomes a Mother: On Inhabiting Both Roles in Fiction and in Life

A Daughter Becomes a Mother: On Inhabiting Both Roles in Fiction and in Life

Heidi Reimer: “A mother is also a daughter. A daughter may eventually become a mother. Then, forever, she is both."

By Heidi Reimer | May 6, 2024

On Memoir, Permission, and the Thorny Terrain of Writing About Family

On Memoir, Permission, and the Thorny Terrain of Writing About Family

Jane Wong: “My father wrote half of me into being, I suppose. My mother wrote the other half.”

By Jane Wong | May 6, 2024

Steve Almond on the Magic and the Craft of Storytelling

Steve Almond on the Magic and the Craft of Storytelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 6, 2024

Claire Jiménez on the Hardest Emotion to Write

Claire Jiménez on the Hardest Emotion to Write

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I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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Boel Westin on Tove Jansson

Boel Westin on Tove Jansson

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Hero of a Cult of One: On Loving Cormac McCarthy’s Early Work

Hero of a Cult of One: On Loving Cormac McCarthy’s Early Work

Jason K. Friedman Considers the Enduring Creative Influence of a Now-Beloved American Writer

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