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Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

“The psychic burden would’ve been too great if I’d written the story as memoir.”

By Chris Cander | February 2, 2024

Landlord, Teacher, Writer: Brandi Wells on Learning to Separate Themself From Their Job(s)

Landlord, Teacher, Writer: Brandi Wells on Learning to Separate Themself From Their Job(s)

“Reframing work is an ongoing and sometimes impossible-seeming process.”

By Brandi Wells | January 31, 2024

How Ai Weiwei Marries Advocacy and Art at Home and Abroad

How Ai Weiwei Marries Advocacy and Art at Home and Abroad

From His Graphic Memoir, "Zodiac"

By Ai Weiwei, Elettra Stamboulis and Gianluca Costantini | January 30, 2024

What Fiction Can Reveal About the Fragile Fabric of Our Societies

What Fiction Can Reveal About the Fragile Fabric of Our Societies

Aminatta Forna on Over Two Decades of Literary Excavation of Sierra Leone’s Civil War

By Aminatta Forna | January 29, 2024

On Book Hoarding and the Perilous Paradox of Clutter

On Book Hoarding and the Perilous Paradox of Clutter

Vanessa Ogle Remembers Growing Up Among... Stuff

By Vanessa Ogle | January 29, 2024

Life a Cold Crematorium: A Long-Lost Memoir from a Holocaust Survivor

Life a Cold Crematorium: A Long-Lost Memoir from a Holocaust Survivor

József Debreczeni Recounts a Terrifying Train Ride from Hungary to Auschwitz with His Fellow Prisoners

By József Debreczeni | January 25, 2024

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Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

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“I’m done thinking of that as cowardly. Because what it really was, was empowering.”

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Migraines, Motherhood and Marriage: On the Challenges of Managing an Open Relationship

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My Search for Answers in the Fringe “30 Bananas a Day” Movement

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Motherhood and the Moon: On Liminal States of Change and Uncertainty

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A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

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“A requirement of writing well is the capacity to trust yourself.”

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