Sex

A Little Something for the Effort

Mar 22, 2021

Essay by Therese Beale

I knew this was one of those micro-moments in a marriage when it pays to take a breath.

Writer's Life, Sex, Creative Fire | Read More

Balcony

Nov 16, 2020

Memoir by Mark Brazaitis

On the Fourth of July, I convinced myself there was hope.

Memoir, Sex, Into Sanity | Read More

Author Talk: Jen Cross

May 07, 2018

Video Interview by Elizabeth McShane

Many sexual trauma survivors find themselves living a messy reality.

Interviews, TW Video, Sex | Read More

What Writing About Trauma Can Do

May 07, 2018

Book Excerpt by Jen Cross

An experience of trauma—either long-term or instantaneous—rocks us out of our familiar relationship with words.

Advice, Sex, TW Reading Series | Read More

30-Year Drought

Dec 18, 2017

Story by Abigail Uhrick

My thirst for water brought me to him.

Flash Fiction, Sex, Surrealism | Read More

Dear Prince

Sep 12, 2016

Open Letter by Shawn Kerivan

How could you be so creative, so powerful, so prolific? Do you know what you did to me?

Music, Sex, Open Letters | Read More

Sex and the Young Reader

Oct 26, 2015

Theme Essay by Karen J. Ohlson

Should parents ever censor what their kids read?

Media Debate, Sex, Children's Lit | Read More

Would I Write “The Godfather” for Money?

Sep 22, 2014

TW Column by Emily Toth

I have no ethical problem with writing a bestseller. Like most mid-listers, I’ve certainly tried.

Money, Sex, Nothing but the Toth | Read More

What Bad Families Can Do for Writers

May 26, 2014

TW Column by Emily Toth

You do need Mom and Dad to fuck you up—or you don’t have much of a story.

Family Stories, Sex, Nothing but the Toth | Read More

Can a Buddhist Revise a Sexy Novel?

Dec 02, 2013

Theme Essay by Judith Walcutt

Now I can’t decide if the story is worth rewriting, rethinking, or tossing into the burn barrel.

Writing and Faith, Sex, About Fiction | Read More

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