When I’m Not Writing

How Wave Riding is Like Writing: Liza Monroy on Surrendering to the Great Unknown

When I'm Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

 
By Liza Monroy  February 27, 2023
When I’m Not Writing

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

By Mac Crane  January 30, 2023
When I’m Not Writing

Hot, Cute, and a Little Bit Punk: Mina Seçkin on Exploring the World of Pokémon

By Mina Seçkin  January 23, 2023
When I’m Not Writing

The Names of Things: Larissa Pham on Nature Walks and the Grammar of Animacy

By Larissa Pham  January 12, 2023
When I’m Not Writing

Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the Pleasures of Restoring Fountain Pens, and Finding Respite from Writerly Abstraction

By Pitchaya Sudbanthad  December 12, 2022
When I’m Not Writing

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

By Madeleine Watts  December 5, 2022
When I’m Not Writing

Maryse Meijer on Training to Be a Bullfighter (Who Will Never Fight Bulls)

By Maryse Meijer  November 28, 2022
When I’m Not Writing

A (Tiny) Room of One’s Own: Bruna Dantas Lobato on the Intricate Joy of Miniatures

By Bruna Dantas Lobato  November 21, 2022
When I’m Not Writing

Part Armor and Part Theater: Kyle Lucia Wu on Curating Sartorial Courage

By Kyle Lucia Wu  November 14, 2022
When I’m Not Writing

“I Fight to Learn What it Means to Feel Calm.” Laura van den Berg on Boxing, Vulnerability, and Process

By Laura van den Berg  November 7, 2022

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