Essay by Steven Lewis
Swann’s Way was simply impassable. Even Proust said so.
Yawping Wild
Reading Proust at the Gym
Nov 19, 2018
Trump Is Our Fault, Too
Sep 18, 2017
TW Column by Steven Lewis
We were so blind that, in the name of righteousness, we committed our own ethical and moral atrocities.
Dear Literary Editor—and Writer
Oct 03, 2016
Open Letters by Steven Lewis and Rob Spillman
Just lift the delicate veil of literary high-mindedness, and it’s easy to see the disdain for writers on most websites.
The Things You Can’t Teach
Feb 08, 2016
TW Column by Steven Lewis
There is just something wrong with adults teaching kids how to be rockers.
After the First Cremation
Nov 23, 2015
TW Column by Steven Lewis
This year, I added a new event: the Journal Burning Bonfire.
The Beautiful Answer
Apr 13, 2015
TW Column by Steven Lewis
My son, my dear son, was desperately ill, and there was no satisfactory explanation to be found.
The Second Coming
Dec 04, 2014
TW Column by Steven Lewis
I was barreling straight into the maelstrom at 75 miles an hour.
My Lost Stories
Jun 02, 2014
TW Column by Steven Lewis
It is only now that I have begun to understand just how bereft little Lillian must have felt at thirteen, a motherless child.
Breaking Into Blossom
Dec 11, 2013
TW Column by Steven Lewis
I’m interested only in a narrative presence that is indelible. Writing that is beyond memorable. Unforgettable.
An Unexpected Hero’s Journey
Jun 19, 2013
TW Column by Steven Lewis
Yet, don’t think for a moment that we five were not swept along in the undeniable currents that carried Neil beyond himself.
