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Illness is Not a Metaphor: How the Writing Community Needs to Do Better Taking Care of Its Own

Illness is Not a Metaphor: How the Writing Community Needs to Do Better Taking Care of Its Own

Alane Salierno Mason on the Fate of Those Who Don’t Quite Make It

By Alane Salierno Mason | February 9, 2023

Miriam Darlington on Why We Need the Wildness of the Great Gray Owl

Miriam Darlington on Why We Need the Wildness of the Great Gray Owl

“She had the most sensitive ears known to humankind. The owl didn’t miss a word.“

By Miriam Darlington | February 7, 2023

Queer Correspondence: On the Radical Potential of Epistolary Poetry

Queer Correspondence: On the Radical Potential of Epistolary Poetry

Madeleine Cravens Considers the Poems That Explore the Spaces Between Public and Private

By Madeleine Cravens | February 6, 2023

Bedtime Stories From Toni Morrison: Priscilla Gilman on Her Singular Literary Upbringing

Bedtime Stories From Toni Morrison: Priscilla Gilman on Her Singular Literary Upbringing

The Author of The Critic's Daughter in Conversation with Lauren LeBlanc

By Lauren LeBlanc | February 6, 2023

Wanting a Child Makes No Goddamn Sense: Tiphanie Yanique on the Hope and Grief of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Wanting a Child Makes No Goddamn Sense: Tiphanie Yanique on the Hope and Grief of Pregnancy and Childbirth

“There is nothing logical about wanting to have a baby.”

By Tiphanie Yanique | February 2, 2023

Banishments Inside of Banishment: How Global Capitalism Destroys Our Connection to Place

Banishments Inside of Banishment: How Global Capitalism Destroys Our Connection to Place

V (formerly Eve Ensler) Considers Dislocation, Community, and Connection

By V (formerly Eve Ensler) | February 1, 2023

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The Shared Language of the Game: Marisa Crane on Trying Out for Pro Basketball

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Reading <em>Tristram Shandy</em> in an Age of Distraction

Reading Tristram Shandy in an Age of Distraction

Sarah Moorhouse on Laurence Sterne’s Novel of Rabbit Holes and Procrastination

By Sarah Moorhouse | January 30, 2023

“Thank God for the Nights That Go Right.” Adina Talve-Goodman on Illness, Wellness, and Luck

“Thank God for the Nights That Go Right.” Adina Talve-Goodman on Illness, Wellness, and Luck

From Her Posthumously Published Essay Collection, Your Hearts, Your Scars

By Adina Talve-Goodman | January 30, 2023

Living Inside the Simulation: Sheila Liming on Authenticity and Being on Reality TV

Living Inside the Simulation: Sheila Liming on Authenticity and Being on Reality TV

“Reality television borrows from a generalized understanding of what life is like.”

By Sheila Liming | January 27, 2023

“No Veils, No Oppression!” Watching From a Distance As Women Fight for Freedom in Iran

“No Veils, No Oppression!” Watching From a Distance As Women Fight for Freedom in Iran

Sahar Delijani on Heeding the Call for Revolution

By Sahar Delijani | January 27, 2023

Compliance and Coachability: On the Problem at the Heart of Women’s Sports Culture

Compliance and Coachability: On the Problem at the Heart of Women’s Sports Culture

Lauren Fleshman Examines the Enduring Inequities Facing Women Athletes

By Lauren Fleshman | January 26, 2023

When is a ghostwriter too famous to be a ghostwriter?

When is a ghostwriter too famous to be a ghostwriter?

By Jonny Diamond | January 25, 2023

Kathryn Ma on Growing Up a Librarian’s Daughter

Kathryn Ma on Growing Up a Librarian’s Daughter

“Say the word ‘library,’ say the word ‘books,’ and I feel my mother close.”

By Kathryn Ma | January 25, 2023

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