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media debate • books • movies

Why I Didn't Toss Out Fifty Shades of Grey

Commentary by Karen J. Ohlson

All the publishers jumping on the women’s erotica bandwagon because of this series have missed the point.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

Will Write for Candy

Essay by Richard Price

My story won in a landslide vote, but Miss Hogan had an aversion to upchucking.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

My Slow Prose Manifesto

Theme Essay by Karen J. Ohlson

Many times, in my writing, I’ve wished that I could flip a switch in my brain and work in draft mode.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

"Floraison de Mots (3)" © Louise Leclerc; Creative Commons license
Doing Lines

Essay by William Horwath

Lines don’t come cheap or easy. It just sounds as if they do.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Joy" © Jill Slaymaker; used by permission
Irreconcilable Differences

Poem by Cindy Veach

The border gate opens like sesame.

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from adoption to writerly sins...

In This Bright Future, You Can’t Forget Your Past

TW Column by Steven Lewis

Oh, if only they could have seen my tamed-untamed grandchildren at Runaway Bay...

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