Editors and writers discuss the ways David Foster Wallace’s work influenced them and what it was like to work with him.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing
A Storyteller, Unbecoming
On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
Posted inNonfiction
‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40
Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Literature by the Numbers
In Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve, data journalist Ben Blatt takes a mathematical approach to writers of fiction.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Story, Unapologetic Women
Peterson’s Complaint
There’s no use debating a feeling. It’s time to change how we engage with Jordan Peterson.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Fat Girl Cries Herself to Sleep At Night: An Illustrated Essay
Living in a body can be hysterically complicated.
Posted inFiction, Quotes
‘Because pretending was sometimes the only way to get through the day.’
A teacher helping fidgety students pass a rainy recess with a familiar game — don’t touch the floor, it’s lava! — finds that the ability to pretend takes on an unexpected gravity.
Posted inBlog Post, Books, Business, Commentary
How the Self-Publishing Industry Changed, Between My First and Second Novels
In the last few years, self-publishing and marketing your own books has become increasingly more difficult.
Posted inNonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
Every Mission is a Suicide Mission
Accompanying a contestant to a pro-level Galaga tournament to discover how many digital space bugs you have to destroy to find renown, community, and a modicum of inner peace.
Posted inNonfiction
A Prescription for Forgetting
Diane Mehta tries to manage anxiety with meditation that requires her to discard all her memories.
