The weekly writing assignments—thousand-word limit, a safeguard for Bill’s sanity—required us to try our hands at a wide range of forms: humor, interviewing, travel, science, sports, criticism, editorials. This regimen inevitably yielded the occasional face-first failure, soon to be transmuted by pedagogical alchemy into an edifying failure. At the end of class, Bill would return […]
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First Chapters: The Veins of the Ocean, by Patricia Engel
How we became a prison family.
Posted inNonfiction
The Most Haunted Road in America
Ghost boy, cannibals, disappearing trucks: A journey into the darkness of New Jersey to uncover the mysteries of Clinton Road.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Advocating for the Bisexual Community: A Reading List
On September 21, Eliel Cruz tweeted, “If you’re an LGBT journalist and you don’t produce even one piece of content for #BiWeek you’re not an LGBT journalist.” Cruz’s words hit me in the chest.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Life on the Line
Billy Walters, who is arguably the most successful sports gambler ever, has been able to build an empire over four decades and outrun investigators—so far.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
We Are All Compromised: The Access Game Isn’t Dead Yet
News organizations, credibility, and who gets the exclusive interview.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
The Art and Business of Book Covers
Here are pieces I’ve enjoyed, new and old, about the art and business of book cover design.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction
Postwar New York: The Supreme Metropolis of the Present
Forty labor strikes on one day, French existentialists on the loose, and a 50-foot G.I. blowing enormous puffs of REAL smoke.
Posted inNonfiction, Uncategorized
The Art of Escape
What do we gain from giving inmates access to video games?
Posted inDiscussions, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
The Freelancers’ Roundtable
A conversation between freelancers Eva Holland, Josh Dean, Jason Fagone, and May Jeong about pitching stories, negotiating contracts, and breaking into a tough industry.
