7 Literary Characters Who Break the “Teen Girl” Trope
In patriarchal societies, these young women use their minds to challenge norms and create better futures
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
Mahreen Sohail and Dur e Aziz Amna on the problem with naming real places in literature
These characters cut corners, point fingers, and compel us to witness them at their worst
The author of “Chain Gang All-Stars” on writing across disciplines and releasing his debut album, “The Pisces Sciatica”
ICE regularly detains people in these very hallways, often violently separating children from their parents
An obscured, staticky figure conveys a growing tension between digital and analog life
"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller
In “My Dear You,” Rachel Khong explores the strangeness of the everyday
These unintimidating experiments will reinvigorate your writing when you need a breakthrough
These authors illustrate the complexity of finding our place in the world
“Day Care” author Nora Lange on writing while walking, notes we leave ourselves, and the mother as chimera
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature