Theme Essay by Karen J. Ohlson
Even as I tamp down my dread, I feel a frisson of secret pleasure: I’m storing the details of this house in my mind.
Writerly Sins
Hoarding: The Flesh House
Oct 22, 2012
Seven Deadly Sins
Oct 12, 2012
Image Essay by Isabelle Cardinal
What is imagination, really? Maybe it’s just the little brother of Miss Creativity?
Wrath: The Tiger Inside
Oct 08, 2012
Theme Essay by Martha Nichols
Caught in the tension between explosive anger and locking it down, I backed away—fast.
Gluttony: The Good Eater
Oct 01, 2012
Theme Essay by Emily Toth
I was a gawky teen when I found out from Shakespeare that skinny people can’t be trusted.
Dylan’s Bricks, Dickinson’s Bee
Sep 19, 2012
TW Column by Steven Lewis
I sat alone in the darkened living room, abandoned by family, scorned by the dog, nursing a jam jar of Jim Beam.
Lust: The Literary Courtesan
Sep 17, 2012
Theme Essay by Lorraine Berry
Having sensed that Adam felt shy and awkward with women, I made Pam his teacher.
The Devil Made Me Write It
Sep 10, 2012
Editor’s Note by Martha Nichols
If human beings were perfect, there would be no stories.
Sloth: The Slyest of Sins
Sep 10, 2012
Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan
Turning one’s attention away is the quintessence of sloth—and it’s the opposite of what writers need to do.
Envy: The Beautiful Monster
Sep 10, 2012
Theme Essay by Ann Lightcap Bruno
It’s not easy, neutralizing the venom inside my head.
Writers and Devils
Sep 10, 2012
Image Feature: Writers and Devils
I promised the Devil my soul, and in return he promised me that everything I was going to experience hereafter would be turned into tales.
