Essay by Martha Nichols
The engineering mindset of AI researchers is so different from my own that the media coverage of AI to date has left me feeling alone, stuck in an alternate universe.
Why I Write
Why Humans Write
May 12, 2023
Talking About the Creative Life
Dec 22, 2022
Podcast Conversation with the TW Editors
Art reframes the way you look at the world, and we are very, very much in need of a new frame.
It All Comes Back to Joan Didion
Dec 26, 2021
Memorial Essay by Martha Nichols
I miss her already, that’s the thing. I’ve been expecting to miss her for a long time.
Dear Writers During Hard Times
Dec 21, 2020
Open Letter by Martha Nichols
I’m animated by the fierce intention to figure out what matters.
A Menagerie of Writing Possibilities
Dec 21, 2020
Essay by Ronald J. Pelias
It knows the value in the discarded, knows the drama of the search.
Ink Love
Dec 16, 2019
Essay by Mandy Shunnarah
Tattoos are the promises we make to ourselves.
Because the Story Began as a Body
Oct 01, 2018
Essay by Jennifer Popa
It’s as if I’m peeling back my own tissues, marbled with fat, to learn.
Needle and Thread
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Madeehah Reza
As others try to warp my identity, it’s not always easy to feel that faith is a blessing.
Something Like Sand
Jan 24, 2018
Essay by Mercedes Lucero
The loss and near-loss of three people in my life in a short span of time were too great to put into words.
Bearing Witness, Past and Present
Oct 18, 2017
Essay by Marc Nieson
Standing before the mute petroglyphs, I found myself conjuring stories about what lay behind each rendering.
