Mirrors Tell the Truth, but Not the Whole Story
To take myself seriously as a writer, I had to embrace my age
Jul 13 - Stephanie Gangi
writing
essays
Twitter Doesn’t Want to Let the Poets Find Out About Science
There's a new social media refrain any time there's a discovery about the moon, or trees, or a strange animal: "Don't tell the poets"
Jun 22 - Alex Manley
writing
I Got an Artificial Intelligence to Write My Novel
And it didn't do a better job than me—but we should maybe be worried that it didn't do much worse
Jun 10 - Erik Hoel
writing
How to Be a Terrible No-Good African Daughter
Figuring out how to live and write as the child of Nigerian immigrants, to the dulcet strains of Toto
May 11 - Freda Epum
writing
Yahoo! Answers Was My First and Best Writing Coach
It wasn't just a site to ask how babby is formed—it was also the first place I could creatively explore
May 6 - Alexandria Juarez
writing
I Wrote the Super Queer Novel My Younger Self Needed
Would I have realized I was gay sooner if queer books were more mainstream?
Apr 13 - Celia Laskey
writing
Why I Don’t Publish Under My Husband’s Name
The history of women publishing our work is intertwined with the history of women attempting to control our own identities
Apr 6 - Freya Rohn
writing
Literary Translations and Crossword Puzzles Are More Similar Than You Think
My work as a translator and my hobby as a puzzle-maker share an understanding of language as a space for play
Mar 30 - May Huang
writing
Teen Writers Deserve Better Than the Teen Writing Scene
Trying to be a young phenom was terrible for my self-esteem—and even worse for my writing
Mar 12 - Amanda Silberling
writing
