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media debate • books • movies

Giving Stephen King Another Chance

Theme Essay by Wendy Glaas

His work has entered my psyche thoroughly, like tentacles from his nightmarish creations.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

Walking for Donald: Paris Reflections

Image Essay: Mark Suits

This boils down to the value of human exchange, which is, I suspect, near the heart of art in general.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Why Creative Writers Need Tough Grades

Theme Essay by Kelcey Parker

When I hand back papers, I feel like a juror returning a guilty verdict.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

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We’ve Got to Move

Novel Excerpt by Sanderia Faye

We were going to meet every Sunday after church service, Christians and sinners alike till we got the job done.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Freak" © Jill Slaymaker; used by permission
Flight Risk: Dementia

Poem by Susan Terris

Her husband, deep in dementia, with a child's mind in a man's body, shoves her against the wall.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

In the Cancer Room

Feature by Autumn Stephens

Sometimes, I light candles to rekindle the flame. Or to burn the evidence.

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