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Posted inNonfiction

Borrowed Babies

by Jill Christman November 22, 2019January 13, 2023

Five months into her first pregnancy, one writer pursues a research project about the history of home economics, as she struggles with her own concerns about motherhood.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Woman Writes Story Challenging Gender Dynamics; Is Thwarted by…Long-Standing Gender Dynamics

by Sari Botton November 21, 2019October 19, 2022

How can we combat sexism in publishing if we’re so worried about damaging the reputations of offending men?

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

The Little Book That Lost Its Author

by Amber Caron August 20, 2019October 19, 2022

How will artificial intelligence change literature?

Posted inNonfiction

Don’t Come Around Here No More

by Rebecca Lehmann June 18, 2019February 24, 2023

Tom Petty’s psychedelic Alice in Wonderland video reminded one woman of the way sexual harassment shaped her adolescence and made her want to disappear.

Posted inNonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

Stickiness

by Eleanor Morgan May 16, 2019October 19, 2022

Examining a peculiar attraction.

Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Nonfiction

Editors Thinking About Editing at the AWP Conference

by Aaron Gilbreath April 16, 2019October 19, 2022

The only way to work as an editor and a writer is to continue learning from other editors and writers.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

You Don’t Own Me

by Joe Bonomo December 11, 2018October 19, 2022

Some fans prefer small club shows, others like arena rock shows, but do we care what the bands prefer?

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

On Subtlety

by Meghan O'Gieblyn October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

What’s so great about having things spelled out clearly?

Posted inFeature

Ugly, Bitter, and True

by Suzanne Rivecca September 27, 2018October 18, 2022

After years of feeling hopeless and barely human, one talented writer manages to find her will to live.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

J.R.’s Jook and the Authenticity Mirage

by Longreads September 10, 2018October 19, 2022

When a young white musician gets invited to a house-party, the musicians he plays with show him a slice of blues culture many people assumed had died.

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