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Talking Writing Magazine
Sheila Black: Two Poems
November 13, 2013TW Featured Poet
I practice imagining you in places I can’t see
Self-Doubt: The Worst Distraction for Writers
November 11, 2013Theme Essay by Tarn Wilson
Instead of managing the deluge of emails and envelopes with the grace of the professional, I was crushed by them.
What Makes a Good Writing Guide?
November 6, 2013Book Review by Emily Toth
Some people believe there’s a secret formula to writing a bestseller—or that anyone can do it.
Her Third Baby
November 4, 2013Short Story by Nicole Simonsen
A crazy and shameful thought occurred to me. I could paint a get-well card with my mother’s blood.
A Day in Combray with Marcel Proust
November 1, 2013Comics by Donald Langosy
The last time we spoke you mentioned that you had been overtaken by an existential crisis...
Why Writers Need Daydreams
October 30, 2013Theme Essay by Virginia Foley
When I need to dig deeper, get grittier, I imagine that smoke-filled room, the overflowing ashtray, the Olivetti.
