The Problem of the Present
It was like a whip, the animated snappingof the man lying like an overturned turtleon the bed in the upstairs bedroom,his henchmen and henchwomen downstairs, gliding...
‘Where the Patriarchy Strikes’: An Interview with Merrill Markoe
Merrill Markoe, the artist, writer, and comedian who co-created Late Night with David Letterman, has recently published her tenth book, a graphic novel based on her...
Armed with Arguments
Two recent mass shootings and an apparent uptick in gun violence generally have led to renewed calls on legislators to enact gun control measures. For his...
Welcome to Germany
In 2014 Emad Kendakji’s hometown of Hama became a center of fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces, and he was terrified of being conscripted into...
On Breathing
“If she stops breathing, it’s just because she’s forgotten that it’s something she’s supposed to do,” the pregnant nurse told them, on their very last day...
The Visible Translator
How much should we care about the identity of a translator? For many years, scholars of translation studies have called for translators to be more visible....
22 Facebook Groups for Writers You Don’t Want to Miss
Whether you’re a freelancer, a blogger, a fiction writer or anything in between, we could all use a little company on the sometimes lonely road known...
How to Write a Memoir: 7 Creative Ways to Tell a Powerful Story
Whether you curl up with memoirs on a frequent basis or pick one up every now and again, you know powerful memoirs have the capacity to...
How to Write a Memoir: 7 Creative Ways to Tell a Powerful Story
Whether you curl up with memoirs on a frequent basis or pick one up every now and again, you know powerful memoirs have the capacity to...
An Online Portfolio Can Change Your Career: 17 Writer Websites We Love
Your online portfolio is the portal through which both clients and readers learn about you and your work — and one of the best ways to...
