Kristine Ervin on writing about gendered violence with care and recognizing her mother's full humanity in her memoir "Rabbit Heart"
“Some Of Us Just Fall” examines the body as an ecosystem and rejects the myth of curability
"Memory Piece" is about existing in an age of surveillance and creating art in an era where identity itself is commodified
Rachel Lyon, author of "Fruit of the Dead," discusses adapting the Persephone myth for the 21st century
Jessie Ren Marshall on writing her debut short story collection and why she needed to leave New York to become a writer
The author of "Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against 'The Apocalypse'" discusses finding community and resilience in a time of intersecting crises
Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor discuss solidarity as a potent political movement in America and where we go from here
Marie-Helene Bertino on toiling in obscurity, writing alienation, and turning towards fear
Alexandra Tanner discusses the false promise of the internet, the evangelicalism of MLMs, and Mormon mommie influencers
The author of "The Morningside" discusses the immigrant experiences that influenced her vision of climate calamity
The author discusses writing from the perspective of Jim and language as a tool of oppression
The author of "Love the World or Get Killed Trying" on the difference between being desired and fetishized, and humor as a tool of survival
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