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media debate • books • movies

Why We Read Memoirs by Musicians

Book Review by Fred Setterberg

On page one, older brother Ira drunkenly insults his mama.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Czech" © Sarah Simon; used by permission
Because the Story Began as a Body

Essay by Jennifer Popa

It’s as if I’m peeling back my own tissues, marbled with fat, to learn.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

The Myth of 9-to-5 Writing

Theme Essay by Nikki Stern

Eight years, two books, and hundreds of op-ed pieces later, I no longer believe that authors must work an eight-hour day in order to be considered real writers.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

Raquette Lake

Memoir by Lorraine Berry

The safety of the woods is illusory and the way forward lies across a meadow drenched in the light of the moon.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

“Iceberg” © NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Creative Commons license
Deluge

Two Poems by Lisa Furmanski

I tune to the wren and hear a thousand miles in a syllable.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

Untitled © Breonny Lee; used by permission
Prerequisite

Poetry by Wendy Brown-Baez

As if you had claimed your voice before it was silenced.

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