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media debate • books • movies

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What Makes a Good Writing Guide?

Book Review by Emily Toth

Some people believe there’s a secret formula to writing a bestseller—or that anyone can do it.

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inspiration
why I write • faith • visual art

"Candles at a small Jewish alter near the Tomb of David" © Brian Jeffery Beggerly
From Mount Olympus to Mount Sinai

Theme Essay by Richard Zimler

The mystic's flexible and poetic approach to spirituality is precisely what we need in our era of religious intolerance and conflict.

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craft
advice • teaching • interviews

Mei-Ling Hopgood: "American Parents Go a Little Nutty"

TW Interview by William Gray

I had that mommy guilt about what I was doing.

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stories
fiction • memoir • writer's life

"World's End" © June Yarham; Creative Commons license
Eight Novels to Prepare You for the End of Civilization

Feature by Tim Weed

If you’re stocking the shelves of your survival shelter, don’t forget to throw in a few gripping novels.

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poetry
featured poets • poetry spotlights

"Bone" © Terje Asphaug; Creative Commons license
The Grimm Forest Open-Air Museum

Hybrid Poetry by Sarah Ann Winn

Snow White, anemic: Should have eaten more red meat.

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hot topics
from adoption to writerly sins...

“Tree-Climber” © Jonathan Lidbeck; Creative Commons license
The Bones of Oak

Essay by Marie Alfonsi

I wonder if all living things need a self-portrait.

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