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Sarah Menkedick

Posted inStory

And Then We Grew Up

by Sarah Menkedick May 6, 2020December 9, 2022

On letting go of potential and other myths of greatness.

Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story

American Dirt: A Bridge to Nowhere

by Sarah Menkedick February 4, 2020December 16, 2022

“Jeanine Cummins can write about Mexico — but she will be judged on whether her writing actually captures the experiential and emotional and ethical complexity of that place, and she will be judged with extra care because she is an outsider.”

Posted inStory

Telling Stories In Order to Live: On Writing and Money

by Sarah Menkedick January 16, 2020December 30, 2022

Sarah Menkedick examines the perils inherent in trying to earn a living as a full-time writer.

Posted inArts & Culture, Story

The First Book

by Sarah Menkedick July 24, 2019October 19, 2022

Eleven women writers on this apocryphal publishing milestone.

Posted inStory

Behind the Writing: On Research

by Sarah Menkedick February 7, 2019October 19, 2022

Sarah Menkedick speaks with Leslie Jamison, Carina Chocano, and Elena Passarello on the art of research.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Behind The Writing: On Interviewing

by Sarah Menkedick July 20, 2018October 19, 2022

In her first column on craft, Sarah Menkedick speaks with Sarah Smarsh, Lauren Markham, and Jennifer Percy on the art of the interview.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Between Mom and Stepmom

by Sarah Menkedick May 18, 2017October 19, 2022

Sarah Menkedick reflects on the very different—and complementary—ways in which her mother and her stepmother have nurtured her.

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