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media debate • books • movies

For me, the Twitter frenzy over a negative book review—a book review, for crying out loud—is a cause for rejoicing."

why I write • faith • visual art

As others try to warp my identity, it’s not always easy to feel that faith is a blessing.

advice • teaching • interviews

I’m 27. I can’t put down A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres, because I'm amazed that Jonestown even happened....

fiction • memoir • writer's life

Until early 2011, I’d never met either of my literary idols. But that all changed in a matter of months.

featured poets • poetry spotlights

No seagulls are liars.

from adoption to writerly sins...

All the publishers jumping on the women’s erotica bandwagon because of this series have missed the point.