Susan Nisenbaum Becker: Three Poems
September 22, 2014TW Featured Poet
Try tranquil when you notice a stranger blowing on his fingers or the sun’s become obscured or you are rushing to a vanishing point.
Talking Writing Magazine
The Trouble with Being an Entrepreneur
September 17, 2014TW Column by Martha Nichols
While entrepreneurship works for high-tech startups, grafting it to what creative writers do is like sticking a brick on an apple tree.
Fun Facts About TW
September 10, 2014Update from the Editors
This summer, who read Doctor Sleep, I Pity the Poor Immigrant, and Wild?
TW Contest: Flash Nonfiction
June 18, 2014Tips from Dinty W. Moore, Judge
Tight language, vivid description, strong nouns and verbs, a sense of urgency.
TW Contest: Advice Writing
June 18, 2014Tips from Emily Toth, Judge
I woke up this morning and discovered I’d become a cockroach. What should I wear?
Mark Vonnegut: “Too Easy, Dad”
June 16, 2014TW Interview by Martha Nichols
I think he stumbled on telling the truth to save his own life—and it worked.
Why Going Crazy Isn't Just a Good Story
June 11, 2014Theme Essay by Martha Nichols
Having a famous parent is a leg up to nowhere. It made sense to people that Kurt Vonnegut’s son would have mental health problems.
