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trends
media debate • books • movies

Me and F. Scott Against the World

Essay by Jay Owens

At its worst, contemporary online style bears a disturbing resemblance to the cheery falseness of advertising.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"The Streets of Kinshasa" © James Kenney; used by permission
Mama Yemo

Photo Essay by James Kenney

Throughout Kinshasa, people told me, ‘No camera,’ but at the hospital, individual people seemed to have lost their integrity of self.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

"Handprint Fish" © Denise Krebs; Creative Commons license
When Do Teachers Do Too Much?

Theme Essay by Ioanna Pettas Opidee

It’s a cautionary tale, but also a recognition of what it feels like to fall in love with teaching.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

“Grief, Garlic, and Gratitude” by Kris Francoeur (book cover detail)
Bibliotherapy: Writing About Trauma

Interview Feature by Cristina Deptula

We, as humans, need to be around others who have felt what we’re feeling.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

Eric Wayne Dickey: Two Poems

TW Featured Poet

I see my son’s face on a battlefield in the pages on the floor.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

“Sing” @ Kathleen Tyler Conklin
My Struggles with Monkey Mind

TW Column by Emily Toth

Got my diagnosis. I’m a 'sucker for irrelevancy.'

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