writing
Your Book Might Not Sell, and You Have to Live With That
I didn't write my book for the money, but I wasn't really prepared for it to go nowhere
Nov 19 - Abigail Rasminsky
essays
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Carmen Maria Machado Has Invented a New Genre: the Gothic Memoir
The haunted narrative of "In the Dream House" shows that memoir and gothic novels have more in common than you think
Nov 5 - Alice Lesperance
books 
Frog and Toad Are Queer Relationship Goals
The beloved characters are good role models for children, but they’re also the model of queer partnership I still need as an adult
Nov 4 - SE Fleenor
books 
What Happens When the Apocalypse You’re Writing Starts to Come True?
What I learned about living in our endangered world from writing a post-disaster fantasy
Oct 28 - Helen Brain
writing 
Shirley Jackson’s Unfinished Novel Revealed the Truth About Her Marriage
In her early and late works, the master of horror reflected her feelings about her long, troubled relationship
Oct 24 - Kristopher Jansma
Unfinished Business 
The Children of Latinx Immigrants Need a New American Dream
"My Time Among The Whites" highlights the ways we're reevaluating our immigrant parents' idea of America
Oct 23 - Ruby Mora
books 
Grieving for Fascists
Peter Handke and Richard Wagner helped me mourn my father's death. Now I have to figure out how to mourn their lives.
Oct 22 - Olivia Giovetti
culture 
There’s Nothing Scarier Than a Hungry Woman
The true horror in horror films is women's unconstrained appetite
Oct 17 - Laura Maw
culture 
Oscar Wilde’s Gay Socialist Vision
Everyone’s favorite aristocratic dandy was also an outspoken socialist
Oct 16 - Arvind Dilawar
books 
Literary Lists Are Records of Female Desire
For centuries, women have been using lists to reach for a radical future
Oct 15 - Cynthia Gralla
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