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trends
media debate • books • movies

© Sarah Katharina Kayß
Literary Criticism Is Dead

Theme Essay by Ron MacLean

The online reading public has made clear that it does not want tastemakers telling them what to like.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Kanheri" © Mira Desai
Balancing Words in Two Languages

Essay by Mira Desai

The same genes that pushed my grandfather to seek an education for his sons survive in a new avatar.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Martha Nichols, Keith Langston, and Aisha Udochi
Editor Talk: Martha Nichols

A Conversation with TW's Editor in Chief

Creative people are always juggling a lot of things—always. That's the nature of creativity.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

"Corner Burn" © Mike Liu; Creative Commons license
Their Lists Long, Their Spreadsheets Lost

Story by Judy T. Oldfield

On the day the office burned down and everyone died, Rosh thought, 'That’s it, I’m retiring.'

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Crimson and Gold" © Jennifer Powers; used with permission
How Transparent Should Poetry Be?

Essay by Steve Lewis

Only a smattering of folks across the country understand the language, and I’m sorry to say that doesn’t include many academics.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

A.S. Byatt’s Plums

Theme Essay by Elizabeth Langosy

Precision or immediacy? How do writers describe the 'real' world?

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